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Automatic  Speller 


By 
NETTIE  SAWYER  FUNK 

For  nine  years  Supervisor  of  Primary  Education,  Seattle,   Washington 

Author  of  ^'The  Little  Kingdom  Readers,'^   ''Five 

Messages  to  Primary  Teachers" 


RAND  McNALLY  &  COMPANY      . 

CHICAGO  NEW  YORK 


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By  Nettie  Sawyer  Funk 


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A  FOREWORD 

THIS  speller  is  true  to  its  name.  It  is  really  automatic  or 
self-working.  From  the  beginning  a  teaching  process 
is  set  in  motion,  so  ordered  that  pupils  and  teachers  have 
but  to  follow  the  pages  day  by  day,  and  the  inevitable 
result  must  be  the  mastering  of  all  words  in  the  book. 

The  features  of  this  automatic  process  are  simple. 

^irst,  Word  Lists.  Every  new  word  appears  in  the  first 
column  of  some  lesson.  In  the  second  grade  each  new  word 
is  reviewed  the  following  day.  Beginning  with  the  third 
grade,  every  new  word  is  reviewed  (i)  at  the  end  of  the 
month,  (2)  at  the  end  of  the  half  year,  (3)  in  the  first  half 
year  following  in  some  lesson  in  the  second  column,  (4)  in 
the  second  half  year  in  some  lesson  in  the  third  column. 

Second,  Phonics.  Every  word  appears  automatically  for 
the  third  time  in  column  III.  Each  word  having  already 
appeared  in  column  I,  and  a  half  year  later  in  column  II, 
the  correct  form  of  the  words  must  now  have  been  visualized. 
The  word  is  not  only  reviewed  but  diacritically  marked  in 
colimin  III,  all  words  thereby  coming  up  automatically 
for  correct  pronunciation  so  that  steadily  and  unconsciously 
the  child  gains  power  for  dictionary  work. 

Third,  Method,  (i)  The  "Suggestions  to  Teachers"  is 
a  concise  method  of  teaching  spelling  applied  concretely  to 
the  lessons  in  this  book.  (2)  Following  each  lesson,  definite 
problems  are  brought  up,  with  references,  wherever  neces- 
sary, to  the  solution  to  be  found  in  "Suggestions  to  Teachers." 

The  author  desires  to  make  special  acknowledgment  to 
L.  Maxine  Kelly,  Principal,  Interbay  School,  Seattle,  for 
careful  and  untiring  work  in  preparing  the  word  lists.  Also 
to  the  teachers  in  Seattle  who  have  tested  the  efficacy  of  the 
methods  outlined  in  the  Atttomatic  Speller,  and  particularly 
to  Nina  D.  Moore,  Katherine  Meyers,  Irene  Walker,  Grace 
E.  Cox,  M.  Myrtle  Kiger,  Grace  E.  McCauley,  Edith  L. 
Krueger,  Ethel  A.  Burrell,  and  C.  Mabel  Smith. 

And  finally,  grateful  acknowledgment  is  also  made  to 
Frank  B.  Cooper,  Superintendent  of  Schools  of  Seattle, 
who  has  been  a  never-failing  counselor  and  a  constant  inspi- 
ration to  the  author  in  all  her  educational  undertakings. 

Nettie  Sawyer  Funk 


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THE   CONTENTS 

PAGE 

A  Foreword iii 


• 


Word  Lists  (Part  I) 

Grade  Two i 

Grade  Three 17 

Grade  Four 49 

Word  Lists  (Part  II) 

Grade  Five 81 

Grade  Six 113 

Grade  Seven i4S 

Grade  Eight i77 

Things  for  Pupils  to  Remember v 

Rules  for  Spelling vi 

Suggestions  to  Teachers  (Part  I) vii 

A  Word  to  Pupils  and  Teachers  (Part  II) xx 

Words  Frequently  Misspelled  When  Writing  .  xxii 

Phonetic  Words xxiv 

Phonic  Chart  (Part  I) xxxi 

Phonic  Chart  (Part  II) xxxii 


IV 


THE    AUTOMATIC    BPELLER 


GRADE  2B 


FIRST  WEEK 
New  Words  Review 

Monday 
too 
cold 
more 

Tuesday 
of  too 

meet  cold 

wait  more 

Wednesday 
hold  of 

home  meet 

then  wait 

Thursday 
note  hold 

comb  home 

field  then 

Friday 

grow  note 

torn  comb 

street  field 


SECOND  WEEK 
New  Words  Review 

Monday 
near  grow 

stay  torn 

broke  street 

Tuesday 
free  ^  near 

climb  stay 

wrote  broke 

Wednesday 
suit  free 

floor  climb 

frame  wrote 

Thursday 
give  suit 

loaf  floor 

such  frame 

Friday 
fur  give 

high  loaf 


starve 


such 


For  suggested  methods,  see  pages  vii  to  ix. 


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GRADE  2B 


THIRD  WEEK 
Nfv;  Wofj)-;'  Rev>ew 

Monday 

feel  fur 

wild  high 

trunk  starve 

Tuesday 
just  feel 

steep  wild 

clock  trunk 

Wednesday 
goes  just 

year  steep 

draw  clock 


Thursday 

sum 

goes 

bear 

year 

hope 

Friday 

draw 

tune 

sum 

fair 

bear 

built 

hope 

FOURTH  WEEK 
New  Words  Review 

Monday 
load  tune 

with  fair 

mind  built 

Tuesday 
hide  load 

pull  with 

path        •        mind 

Wednesday 
told  hide 

live  pull 

brush  path 

Thursday 
feed  told 

west  live 

meat  brush 

Friday 


Review  the  new  words  of  the 
previous  four  weeks,  noting  and 
carrying  forward  to  subsequent 
reviews  such  words  as  pupils 
misspell. 


To  teachers:     See  note,  page  vii. 


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GRADE 

FIFTH  WEEK 
New  Words                Review 

2B 

SIXTH  WEEK 
New  Words                    Review 

Monday 

Monday 

even                feed 
can't               west 
twelve             meat 

when 
know 
bring 

coal    . 
string 
meant 

Tuesday 

Tuesday 

lock                 even 
float                 can't 
write                twelve 

tight 

stamp 

spread 

when 
know 
bring 

Wednesday 

Wednesday 

find                  lock 
move               float 
crumbs            write 

claim 
clean 
thumb 

tight 

stamp 

spread 

Thursday 

Thursday 

mice                 find 
meal                move 
wish                 crumbs 

jump 

bare 

^  those 

claim 
clean 
thumb 

Friday 

Friday 

coal                 mice 
string               meal 
meant              wish 

drink 
noise 
young 

jump 

bare 

those 

THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


GRADE  2B 


SEVENTH  WEEK 
New  Words  Review 

Monday 

sold  drink 

both  noise 

dress  young 

Tuesday 

lamb  sold 

fade  both 

slept  dress 


Wednesday 

skin 

lamb 

cent 

fade 

time 

slept 

Thursday 

night 

skin 

match 

cent 

bread 

time 

Friday 

pure 

night 

print 

match 

three 

bread 

EIGHTH  WEEK 
New  Words  Review 

Monday 

knee  pure 

drive  print 

cheese  three 


Tuesday 

this 

knee 

pray 

drive 

grain 

cheese 

1 

Wednesday 

pour 

this 

boat 

pray 

think 

grain 

Thursday 

pole 

pour 

also 

boat 

thing 

think 

Friday 


Review  the  new  words  of  the 
previous  four  weeks,  noting  and 
carrying  forward  to  subsequent 
reviews  such  words  as  pupils 
misspell. 


THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


GRADE  2B 

NINTH  WEEK 

TENTH  WEEK 

New  Words 

Review 

New  Words 

Review 

Monday 

Monday 

tick 

pole 

roar 

rock 

spoke 

also 

chain 

mate 

bright 

thing 

leaves 

juice 

Tiiesday 

Tiiesday 

roll 

tick 

iron 

roar 

gray 

spoke 

gold 

chain 

brave 

bright 

went 

leaves 

Wednesday 

Wednesday 

bowl 

roll 

child 

iron 

brain 

gray 

week 

gold 

knelt 

brave 

knife 

went 

Thursday 

Thursday 

} 

help 

bowl 

here 

child 

tiny 

brain 

feast 

week 

along 

knelt 

spend 

knife 

Friday 

Friday 

rock 

help 

nice 

here 

mate 

tiny 

rode 

feast 

juice 

along 

cheek 

spend 

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GRADE  2B 


ELEVENTH  WEEK 
New  Words  Review 


Monday 


soap 

nice 

chest 

rode 

speak 

cheek 

Tuesday 

most 

soap 

light 

chest 

sleep 

speak 

Wednesday 

blue 

most 

hear 

light 

front 

sleep 

Thursday 

head  blue 

waist  hear 

please  front 

Friday 

play  head 

joke  waist 

thick  please 


TWELFTH  WEEK 
New  Words  Review 

Monday 

show  play 

needs  joke 

catch  thick 

Tuesday 

dear  show 

paid  needs 

sheep  catch 

Wednesday 

neat  dear 

sent  paid 

team  sheep 

Thursday 

each  neat 

wave  sent 

badge  team 

Friday 


Review  the  new  words  of  the 
previous  four  weeks,  noting  and 
carrying  forward  to  subsequent 
reviews  such  words  as  pupils 
misspelL 


THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


GRADE  2B 


THIRTEENTH  WEEK 
New  Words  Review 


FOURTEENTH  WEEK 
New  Words  Review 


Monday 


Monday 


use                  each 

came               rain 

made               wave 

paint                shake 

table               badge 

teach               waste 

Tuesday 

Tuesday 

next                 use 

cage                 came 

face                 made 

leak                 paint 

right          '      table 

road                teach 

Wednesday 

Wednesday 

leaf                  next 

door                cage 

these               face 

glad                 leak 

offer                right 

weak               road 

Thursday 

Thursday 

doll                  leaf 

size                  door 

teeth               these 

side                  glad 

candy              offer 

read                 weak 

Friday 

Friday 

rain                 doll 

keep                size 

shake              teeth 

lady                 side 

waste              candy 

make               read 

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GRADE  2B 

FIFTEENTH  WEEK 

New  Words                Review 

Monday 

agree             keep 

scold              lady 

before            make 

Tuesday 

tea                 agree 

gate               scold 

place             before 

Wednesday 

east               tea 

blow              gate 

baby              place 

Thursday 

kind               east 

judge             blow 

coming          baby 

Friday 

have              kind 

sight              judge 

shown           coming 

SIXTEENTH  WEEK 
New  Words  Review 

Monday 

blind  have 

reach  sight 

shine  shown 

Tuesday 

eat  blind 

take  reach 

mail      '    '    shine 

Wednesday 

seed  eat 

shame  take 

puppy  mail 

Thursday 

day  seed 

you  shame 

dead  puppy 

Friday 


Review  the  new  words  of  the 
previous  four  weeks,  noting  and 
carrying  forward  to  subsequent 
reviews  misspelled  words. 

Devote  two  weeks  to  review  of 
new  words,  pages  1-9. 


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GRADE  2  A 


FIRST  WEEK 
New  Words  Review 

Monday 
who  day 

where  you 

monkey         dead 

Tuesday 
are  who 

flock  where 

cloud  monkey 

Wednesday 
put  are 

knew  flock 

blood  cloud 

Thursday 

grew  put 

green  knew 

chance  blood 

Friday 

push  grew 

sharp  green 

north  chance 


SECOND  WEEK 
New  Words  Review 

Monday 
all  push 

few  sharp 

to-day  north 

Tuesday 
how  all 

food  •  few 

using  to-day 

Wednesday 
flew  how 

loud  food 

south  using 

Thursday 
book  flew 

what  loud 

churn  south 

Friday 
hour  book 

small  what 

horse  churn 


For  suggested  methods,  see  pages  vii  to  ix. 


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THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


GRADE  2  A 

THIRD  WEEK 

FOURTH  WEEK 

New  Words               Review 

New  Words 

Review 

Monday 

Monday 

eyes               hour 

turn 

soon 

tooth             small 

were 

ground 

sleigh             horse 

drown 

myself 

Tuesday 

Tuesday 

1 

chair              eyes 

any 

turn 

short              tocfth 

open 

were 

taking           sleigh 

down 

drown 

Wednesday 
June  chair 

good  short 

honey      '       taking 

Thursday 
fir  June 

owl  good 

flour  honey 


Wednesday 
took  any 

town  open 

shout  down 

Thursday 
visit  took 

birds  town 

hidden  shout 


Friday 


Friday 


soon  fir 

grpund  owl 

myself  flour 

To  teachers:  See  note,  page  vii. 


Review  the  new  words  of  the 
previous  four  weeks,  noting  and 
carrying  forward  to  subsequent 
reviews  such  words  as  pupils 
misspell. 


THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  2  A 


II 


FIFTH  WEEK 
New  Words  Review 

Monday 

lost  visit 

which  birds 

branch  .       hidden 

Tuesday 

boy  lost 

two  which 

look  branch 

Wednesday 

drew  boy 

some  two 

house  look 

Thursday 

black  drew 

chalk  some 

weigh  house 

Friday 

unless  black 

letter  chalk 

Tuesday        weigh 


SIXTH  WEEK 
New  Words  Review 

Monday 

sister  unless 

grandma       letter 
Wednesday  Tuesday 

Tuesday 

full  sister 

July  grandma 

having       Wednesday 

Wednesday 

work  full 

much  July 

straw  having 

Thursday 

start  work 

burnt  much 

mouth  straw 

Friday 

star  start 

wool  burnt 

brown  mouth 


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GRADE  2  A 

SEVENTH  WEEK 

EIGHTH  WEEK 

New  Words                Review 

New  Words              Review 

Monday 

Monday 

spool             star 

four               from 

found            wool 

stair               count 

square           brown 

woods            stood 

Tuesday 

Tuesday 

why               spool 

fork                four 

love               found 

spoon             stair 

brook  square 

Wednesday 

own  why 

foot  love 

burst  brook 

Thursday 

word  own 

sweet  foot 

storm  burst 

Friday 

from  word 

count  sweet 

stood  storm 


broom 


woods 


Wednesday 

aunt  fork 

spoil  spoon 

moon  broom 

Thursday 

hurt  aunt 

come  spoil 

month  moon 

Friday 


Review  the  new  words  of  the 
previous  four  weeks,  noting  and 
carrying  forward  to  subsequent 
reviews  such  words  as  pupils 
misspell. 


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GRADE  2  A 

NINTH  WEEK 

TENTH  WEEK 

New  Words                Review 

New  Words                 Review 

Monday 

Monday 

story             hurt 

figure             finger 

butter           come 

twenty           sparrow 

summer         month 

blanket          November 

Tuesday 

Tuesday 

away             story 

fifty               figure 

cotton            butter 

study             twenty 

Friday           summer 

music             blanket 

Wednesday 

Wednesday 

forget            away 

copy              fifty 

winter           cotton 

cradle  •          study 

money           Friday 

mother          music 

Thursday 

Thursday 

number         forget 

greedy           copy 

mistake         winter 

window         cradle 

Monday        money 

morning        mother 

Friday 

finger  number 

sparrow         mistake 
November     Monday 


Friday 

mitten  greedy 

hungry  window 

August  morning 


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THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


GRADE 

;  2A 

ELEVENTH  WEEK 

TWELFTH  WEEK 

New  Words 

Review 

New  Words               Review 

Monday 

Monday 

merry 

mitten 

do                  was 

asleep 

hungry 

school            done 

orange 

August 

absent           roost 

Tuesday 

Tuesday 

April 

merry 

saw                 do 

apple 

asleep 

warm             school 

chicken 

orange 

point              absent 

Wednesday 

Wednesday 

gone 

April 

,  eight              saw 

little 

apple 

farms             warm 

birthday 

chicken 

basket           point 

Thursday 

Thursday 

noon 

gone 

one                eight 

proud 

little 

term              farms 

pretty 

birthday 

walk              basket 

Friday 


Friday 


was  noon 

done  proud 

roost  pretty 


Review  the  new  words  of  the 
previous  four  weeks,  noting  and 
carrying  forward  to  subsequent 
reviews  such  words  as  pupils 
misspell. 


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GRADE  2  A 

THIRTEENTH  WEEK 

FOURTEENTH 

WEEK 

New  Words             Review 

New  Words 

Review 

Monday 

Monday 

shall              one 

talk 

call 

round            term 

pear 

their 

has  n*t          walk 

large 

garden 

Tuesday 

Tuesday 

join               shall 

air 

talk 

after              round 

paper 

pear 

seven             has  n*t 

kitten 

large 

Wednesday 

Wednesday 

your              join 

poor 

air 

they              after 

better 

paper 

lesson            seven 

shadow 

kitten 

Thursday 

Thursday 

been              your 

girl 

poor 

once              they 

pony 

better 

roJDin             lesson 

thirsty 

shadow 

Friday 

Friday 

call                been 

says 

girl 

their              once 

father 

pony 

garden           robin 

March 

thirsty 

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THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  2  A 


FIFTEENTH  WEEK 
New  Words  Review 

Monday 

very  says 

plow  father 

happy  March 

Tuesday 

under  very 

losing  plow 

rabbit  happy 

Wednesday 

many  under 

every  losing 

Saturday       rabbit 

Thursday 

carry  many 

throw  every 

Thursday      Saturday 

Friday 

wash  carry 

room  throw 

February       Thursday 


SIXTEENTH  WEEK 
New  Words  Review 

Monday 

care  wash 

heart  room 

eleven  February 

Tuesday 

want  care 

river  heart 

there  eleven 

Wednesday 

said  want 

earn  river 

about  there 

Thursday 

new  said 

verse  earn 

January         about 

Friday 

Review  the  new  words  of  the 
previous  four  weeks,  noting  and 
carrying  forward  to  subsequent 
reviews  misspelled  words. 

Devote  two  weeks  to  review  of 
new  words,  pages  9-17. 


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GRADE  3B:  FIRST  WEEK 
3  B — New  Words  2  A — Review  2  B — Review 

buy  term  lamb 

price  some  mate 

your  self  ^  want  came 

Monday — Describe  words  for  pupils  to  find,  pronounce,  and  spell,  while  looking  at 
them  in  book.     Example,  the  word  that  means  "the  cost  of  something." 

that  new  iron 

GOV  er  flour  free 

en  joy  burnt  feed 

Tuesday — Have  lesson  on  board.     Have  pupils  look  while  teacher  erases  a  word; 
then,  at  signal,  "Spell,"  have  pupils  pronounce  and  spell  the  word  in  concert. 

flies  knew  west 

cried  town  shame 

farm  er  small  waste 

Wednesday — Pronounce  the  marked  words  of  one  syllable,   having  pupils  listen 
with  closed  eyes  and  give  the  vowel  sound  heard  in  each  vvord  pronounced. 

none  says  tea 

change  four  h^lp 

blue  bird  to-day  w^nt 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  the  most  difficult  words.     Underline  the  most  difficult 
letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

don't  put  leaf 

nearly  lesson  meat 

gold  en  mother  spend 

Frtdoy— Have  pupils  study  each  word    thus:  Glance  at  it,  getting  its  picture  as 
teacher  directs;  hold  picture  in  mind;  spell  word  as  called  upon. 

To  teachers:     See  ^^ Supervised  Study, '^  pag^  ix. 


deer 

girl 

writ  ing 

book 

Sep  tern  ber 

start 

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GRADE  3B:  SECOND  WEEK 
3B — New  Words  2  A — Review  2B — Review 

task  been  rain 

berry  little  seed 

forgive  come  '  P^PPY 

Monday — Pronounce  each  word,  having  class  pronounce  it  immediately  after  you 
and  name  its  letters  in  concert  while  lookmg  at  the  word. 

mail 

week 

shak5 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  copy  the  words  they  can  spell  with  least  study;  then  copy  the 
remaining  words  and  spend  their  time  on  them. 

alike  are  paid 

peace  one  sleep 

sev  en  ty  mitten  stamp 

Wednesday— H&W&  pupils  copy  words,  if  any,  having  more  than  one  syllable ;  decide 
upon  accented  syllables;  place  accent  marks;  then  study  each  word. 

wrong  good  east 

beauty  carry  pray 

clearer  better  dr^ss 

Thursday — Have  pupils  look  at  the  book  and  think  the  letters  of  each  word  in  the 
lesson  as  the  teacher  very  slowly  and  distinctly  pronounces  it. 

pu  pil  gone  play 

min  ute  apple  knee 

stranger  thirsty  chain 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture;  close  eyes  and 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes  and  write  word. 

To  teachers:     See  ''Independent  Study,'*  page  xiii. 


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GRADE 

3  B :  THIRD 

WEEK 

3B — New  Words 

2  A — Review 

2  B — Review 

frost 

food 

goes 

forty 

walk 

hide 

never 

robin 

mice 

Monday — Have  pupils  pronounce,  very  distinctly,  such  words  in  the  lesson  as  they 
can;  listen  as  teacher  pronounces  the  others,  and  pronounce  each  after  her. 


sew  birds  rode 

col  or  brown  broke 

ex  cuse  morning  along 

Tuesday — After  class  has  studied  this  lesson,  call  upon  certain  pupils  to  spell  words 
as  you  pronounce,  while  the  rest  of  class  look  at  words. 

wear  who  bear 

sixty  count  hope 

nee  die  January  16ck 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  find  words,  if  any,  where  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  name  letters,  and  give  their  sound. 

fence  love  size 

heav  y  aunt  doll 

bought  taking  -  print 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  this  lesson,  writing  the  hardest  word  first,  the  next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on;  then  study  all  the  hard  words. 

cloak  full  near 

ho  tel  were  note 

flow  er  sleigh  live 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture,  as  teacher 
directs;  look  away  and  hold  picture  in  mind;  write  word. 

To  teachers:     See  "  The  Test,"  page  xiv. 


GRADE  3B:  FOURTH  WEEK 

sB — New  Words 

2  A — Review 

least 

why 

ninth 

what 

per  feet 

mouth 

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2  B — Review 

day 

sheep 

frame 

Monday — Have  pupils  find  and  pronounce  all  words  having  long  vowel  sounds;  all 
having  short  vowel  sounds;  all  having  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 

read  y  own  feel 

wa  ter  once  told 

pound  father  stay 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column;  copy 
any  words  in  other  columns  having  same  vowel  sounds,  and  mark  vowels. 

un  til  house  gray 

third  weigh  baby 

queen  August  blind 

Wednesday — After  pupils  have  studied  lesson,  have  them  close  eyes  and  see  what 
picture  they  have  of  each  word  as  teacher  slowly  pronounces  the  lesson. 


pole 
gold 
child 

rAursday— Have  pupils  look  at  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word; 
get  mental  picture;  close  eyes,  hold  picture;  open  eyes,  compare  picture  with  copy. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  list 
of  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study  until 
you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

When  studying  lesson  follow  plan  your  teacher  used  in  directing  your 
study.  Always  write  the  lesson.  As  you  study  a  word,  try  to  hold  a 
mental  picture  of  it  in  mind  a  little  while  before  writing  it  on  paper. 

Carry  to  future  reviews  words  misspelled  in  each  monthly  review. 
To  teachers:     See  "Correction  of  Errors,"  page  xvi. 


hair 

lost 

learn 

horse 

Christ  mas 

study 

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GRADE 

;  3B:  FIFTH  WEEK 

3  B — New  Words 

2  A — Review 

2  B — Review 

first 

cloud 

meet 

empty 

figure 

read 

good-by 

having 

made 

inch 

two 

sea  son 

they 

com  pa  ny 

room 

Monday — Describe  words  for  pupils  to  find,  pronounce,  and  spell,  while  looking  at 
them  in  book.     Exam-pie,  the  word  that  means  "at  the  beginning." 


rock 
leak 
dead 

Tuesday — Have  lesson  on  board.     Have  pupils  look  while  teacher  erases  a  word; 
then,  at  signal,  "Spell,"  have  pupils  pronounce  and  spell  the  word  in  concert. 


he  ro  verse  cent 

freeze  warm  meant 

an  oth  er  March  young 

Wednesday — Pronounce  the   marked   words   of   one   syllable,   having  pupils  listen 
with  closed  eyes  and  give  the  vowel  sotmd  heard  in  each  word  pronounced. 

geese  after  here 

hurry  straw  kn^lt 

dinner  square  catch 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  the  most  difficult  words.     Underline  the  most  difficult 
letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

wren  saw  place 

fair  y  hurt  clock 

pock  et  where  reach 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  each  word  thus:  Glance  at  it,  getting  its  picture  as 
teacher  directs;  hold  picture  in  mind;  spell  word  as  called  upon. 

To  teachers:     See  *' Phonetic  Words,'"  page  xxiv. 


22  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


GRADE  3B:  SIXTH  WEEK 

3B — New  Words 

2  A — Review 

2  B — Review 

bridge 

soon 

fur 

tur  key 

woods 

fair 

sec  ond 

November 

tune 

Monday — Pronounce  each  word,  having  class  pronounce  it  immediately  after  you 
and  name  its  letters  in  concert  while  looking  at  the  word. 


on  ly  south  of 

asked  sharp         '  give 

pardon  Tuesday  can't 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  copy  the  words  they  can  spell  with  least  study;  then  copy  the 
remaining  words  and  spend  their  time  on  them. 

close  fork  pure 

be  low  April  steep 

fol  low  unless  trunk 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  copy  words,  if  any,  having  more  than  one  syllable;  decide 
upon  accented  syllables;  place  accent  marks;  then  study  each  word. 

fifth  ^  wool  too 

cat  tie  hungry  '     judge 

al  ways  chicken  badge 

Thursday — Have  pupils  look  at  the  book  and  think  the  letters  of  each  word  in  the 
lesson  as  the  teacher  very  slowly  and  distinctly  pronounces  it. 

breeze  any  path 

mak  ing  chair  needs 

present  every  brain 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture;  close  eyes  and 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes  and  write  word. 

To  teachers:     See  **A  Dozen  Don'ts,"  page  xviii. 


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GRADE  3B:  SEVENTH  WEEK 

3  B — New  Words 

2  A — Review 

2  B — Review 

break 

talk 

noise 

touch 

birthday 

teach 

dol  lar 

Wednesday 

thumb 

Monday — Have  pupils  pronounce,  very  distinctly,  such  words  in  the  lesson  as  they 
can;  listen  as  teacher  pronounces  the  others,  and  pronounce  each  after  her. 


could  took  neat 

world  large  wish 

bro  ken  about  br^ad 

Tuesday — After  class  has  studied  this  lesson,  call  upon  certain  pupils  to  spell  words 
as  you  pronounce,  while  the  others  of  class  look  at  words. 


cloth 
nine  ty 
brought 


said 

dear 

very 

next 

Thursday 

thick 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  find  words,  if  any,  where  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  name  letters,  and  give  their  sound. 


toes  their  even 

quite  which  spread 

white  eleven  crumbs 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  this  lesson,  writing  the  hardest  word  first,  the  next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on;  then  study  all  the  hard  words. 

voice  call  nice 

choose  work  torn 

af  ter  noon  open  move 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture,  as  teacher 
directs;  look  away  and  hold  picture  in  mind;  write  word. 

To  teachers:     See  ''Phonic  Chart,''  page  xxxi. 


GRADE  3B:  EIGHTH  WEEK 

2  A — Review 

2  B — Review 

much 

mind 

drown 

three 

school 

speak 

24  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


3B — New  Words 

Hnen 
clothes 
sev  enth 

Monday — Have  pupils  find  and  pronounce  all  words  having  long  vowel  sounds;  all 
having  short  vowel  sounds;  all  having  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 

would  fir  also 

strong  was  weak 

eight  y  Friday  drirjk 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column;  copy 
words,  if  any,  in  other  columns  having  same  vowel  sounds,  and  mark  vowels. 


truth 
friend 
In  di  an 

Wednesday — After  pupils  have  studied  lesson,  have  them  close  eyes  and  see  what 
picture  they  have  of  each  word  as  teacher  slowly  pronounces  the  lesson. 

porch  wash  bear 

oth  er  chalk  clean 

laugh  storm  match 

Thursday — Have  pupils  look  at  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word;  get 
mental  picture;  close  eyes,  holding  picture;  open  eyes,  and  compare  picture  with  copy. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  list 
of  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study  until 
you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

When  studying,  place  your  paper,  after  writing  the  lesson,  so  you 
cannot  see  and  copy  your  words  when  writing  the  list  again. 

After  each  day's  lesson  copy  into  a  notebook  all  words  misspelled. 
Take  notebook  home  every  Friday,  and  ask  your  parents  to  help  you 
study  and  hear  you  spell  the  words  in  it. 


star 

gate 

heart 

lady 

Saturday 

team 

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GRADE 

3B:   NINTH  WEEK 

3B — New  Words 

2  A — Review 

2  B — Review 

tried 

seven 

meal 

wheat 

has  n't 

Wlt^ 

rea  son 

Monday 

such 

Monday — Describe  words  for  pupils  to  find,  pronounce,  and  spell,  while  looking  at 
them  in  book.     Example,  the  word  that  means  "something  that  grows." 

threw  north  skin 

» 

throat  brook  time 

knight  found  table 

Tuesday — Have  lesson  on  board.     Have  pupils  look  while  teacher  erases  a  word; 
then,  at  signal,  "Spell,"  have  pupils  pronounce  and  spell  the  word  in  concert. 

fruit  tooth  just 

piece  letter  take 

thir  ty  summer  drive 

Wednesday — Pronounce  the  marked  words  of  one  syllable,  having  pupils  listen 
with  closed  eyes  and  give  the  vowel  sound  heard  in  each  word  pronounced. 

whose 
gen  tie 
kitch  en 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  most  difficult  words  of  lesson.     Underline  the  most 
difficult  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

nois  y  earn  cage 

should  using  wait 

thought  orange  spoke 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  each  word  thus:  Glance  at  it,  getting   its  picture  as 
teacher  directs;  hold  picture  in  mind;  epell  word  as  called  upon. 

To  teachers:     See  ^^  Words  Frequently  Misspelled  When  Writing,^* 

page  xxii. 


stair 

pull 

music 

offer 

February 

wrote 

GRADE  3B:  TENTH  WEEK 

2  A— Review 

2  B — ^Review 

foot 

joke 

word 

high 

there 

both 

broad 

air 

thread 

throw 

De  cem  ber 

broom 

26  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


3B — New  Words 

tired 
nap  kin 
comma 

Monday — Pronounce  each  word,  having  class  pronounce  it  immediately  after  you 
and  name  its  letters  in  concert  while  looking  at  the  word. 


most 
light 
when 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  copy  the  words  they  can  spell  without  study;  then  copy  the 
remaining  words  and  spend  their  time  on  them. 


tow  el  July  hear 

nothing  finger  right 

Ian  tern  kitten  wave 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  copy  words,  if  any,  having  more  than  one  syllable;  decide 
upon  accented  syllables;  place  accent  marks;  then  study  each  word. 

eas  y  do  float 

fourth  join  knife 

doz  en  point  tMrjk 

Thursday — Have  pupils  look  at  the  book  and  think  the  letters  of  each  word  in  the 
lesson  as  the  teacher  very  slowly  and  distinctly  pronounces  it. 

great  burst  this 

quick  stood  floor 

of  ten  rabbit  teeth 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture;  close  eyes  and 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes  and  write  word. 

To  pupils:     See '^Things  for  Pupils  to  Remember,'*  page  V. 


THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER  27 


GRADE 

3B:   ELEVENTH 

WEEK 

3  B — New  Words 

2  A — Review 

2  B — Review 

build 

boy 

loaf 

church 

visit 

brave 

spoil 

use 

money 

boat 

grandma 

starve 

coun  try  absent  brush 

Monday — ^Have  pupils  pronounce,  very  distinctly,  such  words  in  the  lesson  as  they 
can;  listen  as  teacher  pronounces  the  others,  and  pronounce  each  after  her. 


smile 
for  est 
chil  dren 

Tuesday — After  class  has  studied  this  lesson,  call  upon  certain  pupils  to  spell  words 
as  you  pronounce,  while  the  rest  of  class  look  at  words. 


shore  turn  sum 

heard  grew  coal 

broth  er  river  thing 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  find  words,  if  any,  where  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  name  letters,  and  give  their  sound. 

earth  sister  door 

quart  farms  these 

care  f ul  happy  candy 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  this  lesson,  writing  the  hardest  word  first,  the  next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on;  then  study  all  the  hard  words. 


fade 

chest 

front 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture,  as  teacher 
directs;  look  away  and  hold  picture  in  mind;  write  word. 


caught 

hour 

re  mem  ber 

short 

San  ta  Claus 

story 

3B — New  Words- 

2  A — Revi 

blew 

look 

crowd 

spoon 

a  bove 

asleep 

28  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  3B:   TWELFTH  WEEK 

2  B — Review 

each 
blow 
coming 

Monday — Have  pupils  find  and  pronounce  all  words  having  long  vowel  sounds;  all 
having  short  vowel  sounds;  all  having  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 

fable  churn  blue 

smooth  honey  show 

tea  cup  number  cheese 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column;  copy 
any  words  in  other  columns  having  same  vowel  sounds,  and  mark  vowels. 

spring  plow  grow 

stream  down  shine 

thir  teen  ground  leaves 

Wednesday — After  pupils  have  studied  lesson,  have  them  close  eyes  and  see  what 
picture  they  have  of  each  word  as  teacher  slowly  pronounces  the  lesson. 

since  sweet  slept 

tenth  losing  •      grain 

return  pretty  street 

Thursday — Have  pupils  look  at  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word; 
get  mental  picture ;  close  eyes,  holding  picture ;  open  eyes,  and  compare  picture  with  copy. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  list 
of  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study  until 
you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

Once  a  week,  oftener  if  necessary,  turn  to  phonic  chart  on  page  xxxi 
and  spend  a  few  minutes  by  yourself  following  directions  there  given 
for  phonic  drill.  If  you  find  this  drill  difficult,  you  should  devote 
extra  time  to  it. 

Carry  to  future  reviews  words  misspelled  in  each  monthly  review. 


2  A — Review 

2  B— Review 

done 

Side 

cradle 

road 

branch 

before 

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GRADE  3B:   THIRTEENTH  WEEK 
3B — New  Words 

a  cross 
car  pet 
mid  die 

Monday — Describe  words  for  pupils  to  find,  pronounce,  and  spell,  while  looking  at 
them  in  book.     Example,  the  word  that  means  "a  part  of  a  tree." 

love  ly  eyes  sent 

trav  el  from  roar 

be  long  myself  sight 

Tuesday — Have  lesson  on  board.     Have  pupils  look  while  teacher  erases  a  word; 
then,  at  signal,  "Spell,"  have  pupils  pronounce  and  spell  the  word  in  concert. 

might  loud  eat 

cot  tage  pony  draw 

ad  di  tion  blood  tight 

Wednesday — Pronounce   the   marked   words   of   one   syllable,   having  pupils   listen 
with  closed  eyes  and  give  the  vowel  sound  heard  in  each  word  pronounced. 

pair  poor  then 

among  under  waist 

thim  ble  proud  those 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  the  most  difficult  words  of  the  lesson.     Underline  the 
most  difficult  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

grown  care  write 

wagon  your  night 

bios  som  window  cheek 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  each  word  thus:  Glance  at  it,  getting  its  picture  as 
teacher  directs;  hold  picture  in  piind;  spell  word  as  called  upon. 


30  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  3B:   FOURTEENTH  WEEK 


3B — New  Words 

2  A — Review 

2  B — Review 

eith  er 

few 

tick 

f  am  i  ly 

June 

face 

hun  dred 

chance 

load 

Afonda3'— Pronounce  each  word,  having  class  pronounce  it  immediately  after  you 
and  name  its  letters  in  concert  while  looking  at  the  word. 


bus  y  drew  suit 

rap  id  many  field 

di  vide  blanket  shown 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  copy  the  words  they  can  spell  with  least  study;  then  copy  the 
remaining  words  and  spend  their  time  on  them. 

does  fifty  sold 

re  view  greedy  b5wl 

sen  tence  hidden  juice 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  copy  words,  if  any,  having  more  than  one  syllable;  decide 
upon  accented  syllables;  place  accent  marks;  then  study  each  word. 

whole  pear  year 

pen  cil  copy  home 

hon  est  merry  bring 

Thursday — Have  pupils  look  at  the  book  and  think  the  letters  of  each  word  in  the 
lesson  as  the  teacher  very  slowly  and  distinctly  pronounces  it. 


sixth 
cor  ner 
mul  ti  ply 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus :  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture ;  close  eyes  and 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes  and  write  word. 


push 

comb 

mistake 

climb 

sparrow 

bright 

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GRADE  3B 

:   FIFTEENTH 

WEEK 

3  B — New  Words 

2  A — Review 

2  B — Review 

city 

basket 

find 

tongue 

twenty 

soap 

peo  pie 

shadow 

make 

Monday — Have  pupils  pronounce,  very  distinctly,  such  words  in  the  lesson  as  they 
can;  listen  as  teacher  pronounces  the  others,  and  pronounce  each  after  her. 


sure  month  cold 

afraid  butter  glad 

gro  cer  y  cotton  agree 

Tuesday — After  class  has  studied  this  lesson,  call  upon  certain  pupils  to  spell  words 
as  you  pronounce,  while  the  rest  of  class  look  at  words. 

hab  it  owl  kind 

quar  ter  moon  hold 

dif  f  er  ence  spool  jump 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  find  words,  if  any,  where  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  name  letters,  and  give  their  sound. 


early 
vel  vet 
iif  teen 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  this  lesson,  writing  the  hardest  word  first,  the  next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on;  then  study  all  the  hard  words. 


whom  how  have 

wool  en  eight  please 

au  timm  round  twelve 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture,  as  teacher 
directs;  look  away  and  hold  picture  in  mind;  write  word. 


shall 

feast 

shout 

more 

monkey 

paint 

32  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


GRADE  3B: 

;   SIXTEENTH  WEEK 

3B — New  Words 

2  A — Review 

2  B — Review 

obey 

flew 

roll 

board 

noon 

wild 

an  i  mal 

roost 

claim 

Monday — Have  pupils  find  and  pronounce  all  words  having  long  vowel  sounds;  all 
having  short  vowel  sounds;  all  having  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 

niece  away  head 

circle  flock  keep 

to  geth  er  black  scold 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column;  copy 
any  words  in  other  columns  having  same  vowel  sounds,  and  mark  vowels. 

weath  er  all  you 

sub  tract  green  pour 

yes  ter  day  forget  tiny 

Wednesday — After  pupils  have  studied  lesson,  have  them  close  eyes  and  see  what 
picture  they  have  of  each  word  as  teacher  slowly  pronounces  the  lesson. 

or  chard  paper  know 

pleas  ant  winter  built 

di  vi  sion  garden  string 

Thursday — Have  pupils  look  at  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word;  get 
mental  picture;  close  eyes,  holding  picture;  open  eyes,  and  compare  picture  with  copy. 

Monthly  Review 
Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages. 

Half- Yearly  Review 

To  teachers:  Devote  two  weeks  to  review  of  words  in  left-hand  columns,  pages 
17  to  33. 

First  week,  assign  lessons  thus:  Monday  to  Thursday,  new  words,  pages  17  to  24 
inclusive.     Friday,  words  missed  four  preceding  days. 

Second  week,  assign  lessons  thus:  Monday  to  Thursday,  new  words,  pages  25  to  32 
inclusive.     Friday,  words  missed  four  preceding  days. 

To  teachers:    See  note,  page  xxi. 


3  A — New  Words 

3  B — Reviev 

health 

buy 

be  cause 

change 

rain  bow 

writing 

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GRADE  3  A:   FIRST  WEEK 

2  A — Review 

want 

food 

come 

Monday — Describe  words  for  pupils  to  find,  pronounce,  and  spell,  while  looking  at 
them  in  book.     Example,  the  word  that  means  "what  we  eat." 

sug  ar  that  why 

straight  nearly  term 

con'cert  minute  been 

Tuesday — Have  lesson  on  board.     Have  pupils  look  while  teacher  erases  a  word; 
then,  at  signal,  "Spell,"  have  pupils  pronounce  and  spell  the  word  in  concert. 

cheer  cried  walk 

cous  in  peace  what 

ex  plain  yourself  some 

Wednesday — Pronounce  the  words  of  one  syllable,  having  pupils  listen  with  closed 
eyes  and  give  the  vowel  sound  heard  in  each  word  pronounced. 

guide  flies  little 

cir  cus  clearer  robin 

sau  cer  bluebird  month 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  the  most  difficult  words.     Underline  the  most  difficxilt 
letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

eighth  none  new 

through  golden  look 

sub  trac  tion  beauty  birds 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  each  word    thus:  Glance  at  it,  getting  its  picture  as 
teacher  directs;  hold  picture  in  mind;  spell  word  as  called  upon. 

To  teachers:   See  ^* Supervised  Study, ^*  page  ix. 


34  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  3  A:   SECOND  WEEK 
3  A— New  Words  3  B— Review  2  A— Review 

Easter  don't  girl 

around  pupil  '  own 

beneath  forgive  start 

Monday — Pronounce  each  word,  having  class  pronounce  it  immediately  after  you 
and  name  its  letters  in  concert  while  looking  at  the  word. 

cou  pie  task  once 

improve  heavy  burnt 

ques  tion  stranger  brown 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  copy  the  words  they  can  spell  with  least  study;  then  copy  the 
remaining  words  and  spend  their  time  on  them. 

fertile  deer  flour 

hy  phen  enjoy  father 

prod  uct  seventy  morning 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  copy  words,  if  any,  having  more  than  one  syllable;  decide 
upon  accented  syllables;  place  accent  marks;  then  study  each  word. 


growth 

cover 

are 

sup  per 

wrong 

who 

four  teen 

September 

knew 

Thursday — Have  pupils  look  at  the  book  and  think  the  letters  of  each  word  in  the 
lesson  as  the  teacher  very  slowly  and  distinctly  pronounces  it. 


one 

town 

house 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture;  close  eyes  and 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes  and  write  word. 

To  teachers:   See  "Independent  Study,**  page  xiii. 


an  swer 

alike 

meas  ure 

berry 

Ian  guage 

farmer 

THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER  35 


GRADE  3 A:    THIRD  WEEK 

3  A — New  Words 

3  B — Review 

2  A — Review 

daily 

frost 

small 

jour  ney 

cloak 

count 

ex  am  pie 

Christmas 

weigh 

Monday — Have  pupils  pronounce,  very  distinctly,  such  words  in  the  lesson  as  they 
can;  listen  as  teacher  pronounces  the  others,  and  pronounce  each  after  her. 


du  ty  least  mitten 

wom  en  fence  August 

ex  press  bought  .  January 

Tuesday — After  class  has  studied  this  lesson,  call  upon  certain  pupils  to  spell  words 
as  you  pronounce,  while  the  rest  of  class  look  at  words. 

e  qual  wear  says 

cor  rect  flower  love 

be  lieve  perfect  good 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  find  words,  if  any,  where  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  name  letters,  and  give  the  sound. 


lost 

four 

carry 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  this  lesson,  writing  the  hardest  word  first,  the  next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on;  then  study  all  the  hard  words. 


horse 

to-day 

taking 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture,  as  teacher 
directs;  look  away  and  hold  picture  in  mind;  write  word. 

To  teachers:   See  '^The  Test,"  page  xiv. 


tear 

until 

vi  0  let 

sixty 

grown-up 

ready 

sword 

hotel 

re  cess 

excuse 

a  rith  me  tic 

pound 

GRADE  3  A:   FOURTH 

WEEK 

3  B — Review 

2  A — Review 

third 

aunt 

price 

stiidy 

water 

better 

36  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


3  A — New  Words 

sign 
lose 
fac  to  ry 

Monday — Have  pupils  find  and  pronounce  all  words  having  long  vowel  sounds;  all 
having  short  vowel  sounds;  all  having  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 

hymn  ninth  put 

mo  tion  queen  were 

wom  an  never  gone 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  note  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column;  copy  any  words  in 
other  columns  having  vowels  they  can  mark. 

gi  ant  sew  full 

ma  chine  hair  thirsty 

mes  sage  forty  lesson 

Wednesday — After  pupils  have  studied  lesson,  have  them  close  eyes  and  see  what 
picture  they  have  of  each  word  as  teacher  slowly  pronounces  the  lesson. 

thief  learn  apple 

guess  color  sleigh 

pic  ture  needle  mother 

Thursday— Y{a.we  pupils  look  at  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word; 
get  mental  picture ;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes,  and  compare  picture  with  copy. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  Hst 
of  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study  until 
you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

Occasionally,  after  studying  a  lesson,  test  yourself  before  recitation 
as  follows:  Look  at  book,  copy  first  letter  of  each  word;  close  book, 
and  complete  each  word  in  writing. 

Keep  a  copy  of,  and  study,  every  word  you  misspell  in  daily  spelling 
lessons  and  in  written  compositions. 

Carry  to  future  reviews  words  misspelled  in  each  monthly  review. 

To  teachers:     See  **  Correction  of  Errors''  page  xvi. 


THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER  37 


GRADE  3 A:   FIFTH  WEEK 

3  A — New  Words 

3  B — Review 

2  A — Review 

for  ward 

only 

cloud 

hoi  i  day 

touch 

woods 

mer  chant 

white 

Tuesday 

Monday — Describe  words  for  pupils  to  find,  pronounce,  and  spell,  while  looking  at 
them  in  book.     Example,  the  word  that  means  "a  day  of  the  week." 


mayor 
par  ent 
pitch  er 


voice 

call 

season 

they 

pardon 

Thursday 

Tuesday — Have  lesson  on  board.     Have  pupils  look  while  teacher  erases  a  word; 
then,  at  signal,  "Spell,"  have  pupils  pronounce  and  spell  the  word  in  concert. 


a  pron 

asked 

wool 

clean  ly 

present 

much 

quo  tient 

afternoon 

March 

Wednesday — Pronounce   the   marked   words   of   one   syllable,   having  pupils  listen 
with  closed  eyes  and  give  the  vowel  sound  heard  in  each  word  pronounced. 


ves  sel 

close 

where 

prom  ise 

break 

square 

va  ca  tion 

choose 

Friday 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  the  most  difficult  words.     Underline  the  most  difficult 
letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 


dou  ble  linen  chair 

Cray  on  below  storm 

several  good-by  Wednesday 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  each  word  thus:  Glance  at  it,  getting  its  picture  as 
teacher  directs;  hold  picture  in  mind;  spell  word  as  called  upon. 

To  teachers:   See  "Phonetic  Words,''  page  xxiv. 


38  '  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


GRADE  3  A:  SIXTH  WEEK 

3  A — New  Words 

3  B — Review 

2  A — Review 

rime 

broken 

their 

used 

pocket 

having 

swal  low 

seventh 

November 

Monday — Pronounce  each  word,  having  class  pronounce  it  immediately  after  you 
and  name  its  letters  in  concert  while  looking  at  the  word. 


chief 

wren 

work 

al  most 

follow 

warm 

beau  ti  ful 

clothes 

April 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  copy  the  words  they  can  spell  with  least  study;  then  copy  the 
remaining  words  and  spend  their  time  on  them. 


curl 

bridge 

about 

force 

eighty 

school 

ex  er  cise 

always 

hurjgry 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  copy  words,  if  any,  having  more  than  one  syllable;  decide 
upon  accented  syllables;  place  accent  marks;  then  study  each  word. 


pic  nic 

strong 

star 

o  'clock 

ninety 

said 

school  mate 

turkey 

every 

Thursday — Have  pupils  look  at  the  book  and  think  the  letters  of  each  word  in  the 
lesson  as  the  teacher  very  slowly  and  distinctly  pronounces  it. 

six  teen  would  took 

scis  sors  second  very 

daugh  ter  making  Saturday 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture;  close  eyes  and 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes  and  write  word. 

To  teachers:   See  "A  Dozen  Don'ts/'  page  xviii. 


THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER  39 


3  A — New  Words 

choice 
li  bra  ry 
gen  tie  man 

Monday — Have  pupils  pronounce,  very  distinctly,  such  words  in  the  lesson  as  they 
can;  listen  as  teacher  pronounces  the  others,  and  pronounce  each  after  her. 


GRADE  3  A:   SEVENTH 

WEEK 

3  B — Review 

2  A — Review 

truth 

fork 

world 

south 

freeze 

figure 

order 

friend 

open 

bush  el 

empty 

room 

po  ta  toes 

dinner 

which 

Tuesday — After  class  has  studied  this  lesson,  call  upon  certain  pupils  to  spell  words 
as  you  pronounce,  while  the  rest  of  class  look  at  words. 


ought 

quite 

was 

mar  gin 

hurry 

straw 

wel  come 

Indian 

chicken 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  find  words,  if  any,  where  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  name  letters,  and  give  their  sound. 


glove 

geese 

saw 

ocean 

dollar 

talk 

Thanks  giv  ing 

brought 

heart 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  this  lesson,  writing  the  hardest  word  first,  the  next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on;  then  study  all  the  hard  words. 


rough 

toes 

soon 

owner 

fairy 

wash 

al  read  y 

breeze 

large 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture,  as  teacher 
directs;  look  away  and  hold  picture  in  mind;  write  word. 

To  teachers:     See  "Phonic  Chart,'*  page  xxxi. 


40  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  3  A:   EIGHTH  WEEK 
3  A — New  Words  3B — Review  2  A — Review 

poul  try  first  two 

truth  ful  could  sharp 

at  ten  tion  company  eleven 

Monday — Have  pupils  find  and  pronounce  all  words  having  long  vowel  sounds;  all 
having  short  vowel  sounds;  all  having  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 

part  ner  inch  verse 

evening  other  chalk 

sur  prise  cattle  drown 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  note  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column;  copy  any  words  in 
other  columns  having  vowels  they  can  mark. 

screw  fifth  any 

voy  age  hero  after 

com  mon  cloth  unless 

Wednesday — After  pupils  have  studied  lesson,  have  them  close  eyes  and  see  what 
picture  they  have  of  each  word  as  teacher  slowly  pronounces  the  lesson. 

col  lar  laugh  fir 

shov  el  porch  h^irt 

be  tween  another  birthday 

Thursday— }laive  pupils  look  at  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word; 
get  mental  picture;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes,  and  compare  picture  with  copy. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  list 
of  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study  until 
you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

When  spelling  orally,  always  pronounce  words  before  spelling  them, 
not  after;  pause  between  syllables  in  spelling  words  of  more  than  one 
syllable. 

After  studying  spelling  lessons  you  must  remember  them  until  the 
next  day,  when  you  are  tested  on  them.  What  do  you  do  with  words 
misspelled  in  tests?     See  page  xvi  for  "Correction. of  Errors." 

In  passing  spelling  blanks  and  pencils  before  tests,  be  quick  but 
quiet. 


THE  AUTOMATIC   SPELLER  41 


GRADE  3 A:   NINTH  WEEK 

3  A — New  Words 

3  B — Review 

2  A — Review 

bugle 

reason 

hasn't 

cis  tern 

brother 

grew 

mead  ow 

children 

throw 

erase 

earth 

knock 

forest 

our  selves 

wheat 

Monday — Describe  words  for  pupils  to  find,  pronounce,  and  spell,  while  looking  at 
them  in  book.     Example,  the  word  that  means  "something  covered  with  grass." 

ea  gle  tried  north 

cream  smile  happy 

mod  est  quart  kitten 

Tuesday — Have  lesson  on  board.     Have  pupils  look  while  teacher  erases  a  word; 
then,  at  signal,  "Spell,"  have  pupils  pronounce  and  spell  the  word  in  concert. 

plow 

burst 

summer 

Wednesday — Pronounce  the  marked  words  of  one  syllable,   having  pupils  listen 
with  closed  eyes  and  give  the  vowel  sound  heard  in  each  word  pronounced, 

twice  heard  word 

vil  lage  threw  stood 

janitor  careful  story 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  the  most  difficult  words.     Underline  the  most  difficult 
letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

la  bor  shore  earn 

worm  throat  churn 

mis  take  caught  absent 

Friday— Hsive  pupils  study  each  word  thus:  Glance  at  it,  getting  its  picture  as 
teacher  directs;  hold  picture  in  mind;  spell  word  as  called  upon. 

To  teachers:     See  ''Words  Frequently  Misspelled  When 
Writing,'"  page  xxii. 


42                   in 

itL   /iu  iuivi/±i  lu    c^rrLi^L. 

GRADE  3 A:  TENTH  WEEK 

LLl^ 

3  A — New  Words 

3  B — Review 

2  A — Review 

edge 

often 

turn 

doc  tor 

knight 

seven 

to-mor  row 

remember 

broom 

piece 

do 

quick 

sister 

Santa  Claus 

found 

Af onday— Pronounce  each  word,  having  class  pronounce  it  immediately  after  you 
and  name  its  letters  in  concert  while  looking  at  the  word. 


guard 
nurse 
dream 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  copy  the  words  they  can  spell  with  least  study;  then  copy  the 
remaining  words  and  spend  their  time  on  them. 

youth  above  book 

steam  thirty  music 

re  store  country  rabbit 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  copy  words,  if  any,  having  more  than  one  syllable;  decide 
upon  accented  syllables;  place  accent  marks;  then  study  each  word. 

beach  blew  down 

sure  ly  fruit  spoil 

wood  en  build  using 

Thursday — Have  pupils  look  at  the  book  and  think  the  letters  of  each  word  in  the 
lesson  as  the  teacher  very  slowly  and  distinctly  pronounces  it. 


true 
taste 


crowd 

there 

gentle 

sweet 

church 

honey 

a  gam 

ly— 
ctui 

To  pupils:     See  '^Things  for  Pupils  to  Remember,"  page  v. 


Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture;  close  eyes  and 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes  and  write  word. 


THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER  43 


GRADE 

3 A:  ELEVENTH 

WEEK 

3  A — New  Words 

3  B — Review 

2  A — Review 

quilt 

fable 

July 

shoes 

towel 

river 

qui  et  kitchen  Monday 

Monday — Have  pupils  pronounce,  very  distinctly,  such  words  in  the  lesson  as  they 
can;  listen  as  teacher  pronounces  the  others,  and  pronounce  each  after  her. 


raise 

whose 

join 

slow  ly 

fourth 

hour 

splen  did 

smooth 

monev 

easy 

boy 

noisy 

stair 

teacup 

spoon 

Tuesday — After  class  has  studied  this  lesson,  call  upon  certain  pupils  to  spell  words 
as  you  pronounce,  while  the  rest  of  class  look  at  words. 


sleeves 
re  main 
mar  bles 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  find  words,  if  any,  where  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  name  letters,  and  give  their  sound. 


train  '  dozen  tooth 

sail  or  spring  ground 

fu  ture  thought  number 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  this  lesson,  writing  the  hardest  word  first,  the  next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on;  then  study  all  the  hard  words. 


toi let 

great 

air 

no  tice 

should 

pretty 

thou  sand 

stream 

orange 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture,  as  teacher 
directs;  look  away  and  hold  picture  in  mind;  write  word. 


44  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


GRADE 

3 A:   TWELFTH  WEEK 

3  A — New  Words 

3  B — Review 

2  A — ^Review 

off 

thread 

brd6k 

while 

comma 

faiins 

Us  ten  thirteen  firjger 

Monday — Have  pupils  find  and  pronounce  all  words  having  long  vowel  sounds;  all 
having  short  vowel  sounds;  all  having  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 

po  em  since  visit 

sound  broad  point 

neck  tie  napkin  letter 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column;  copy 
any  words  in  other  columns  having  same  vowel  sounds,  and  mark  vowels. 

un  cle  tired  short 

of  fice  tenth  asleep 

watch  lantern  February 

Wednesday — After  pupils  have  studied  lesson,  have  them  close  eyes  and  see  what 
picture  they  have  of  each  word  as  teacher  slowly  pronounces  the  lesson. 

cure  return  foot 

worst  nothing  •     losing 

rein  deer  December  grandma 

Thursday— RsiVe  pupils  look  at  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word; 
get  mental  picture;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes,  and  compare  picture  with  copy. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a 
list  of  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study 
until  you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

By  this  tinie  you  know  the  four  kinds  of  spelling  exercises:  Super- 
vised study,  in  which  the  teacher  directs  pupils;  independent  study 
by  pupils,  during  which  each  tries  to  do  his  best  thinking;  the  test, 
which  is  a  short,  brisk  exercise;  and  correction  of  errors. 

Carry  to  future  reviews  words  misspelled  in  each  monthly  review. 


3  B — Review 

2  A — Review 

sure 

done 

across 

many 

difference 

spool 

THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER  45 

GRADE  3  A:   THIRTEENTH  WEEK 
3  A — New  Words 

prove 
alarm 
nar  row 

Monday — Describe  words  for  pupils  to  find,  pronounce,  and  spell,  while  looking  at 
them  in  book.     Example,  the  word  that  means  "more  than  a  few." 

birth  carpet  how 

praise  ^  fifteen  from 

met  al  grocery  hidden 

Tuesday — Have  lesson  on  board.     Have  pupils  look  while  teacher  erases  a  word; 
then,  at  signal,  "Spell,"  have  pupils  pronounce  and  spell  the  word  in  concert. 


flew 

push 

blood 

Wednesday — Pronounce  the  words  of  one  syllable,  having  pupils  listen  with  closed 
eyes  and  give  the  vowel  sound  heard  in  each  word  pronounced. 


care 

flock 

basket 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  the  most  difficult  words.     Underline  the  most  difficult 
letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 


half  lovely  June 

sud  den  woolen  paper 

to-night  quarter  butter 

Frtday— Have  pupils  study  each  word  thus:  Glance  at  it,  getting  its  picture  as 
teacher  directs;  hold  picture  in  mind;  spell  word  as  called  uoon. 


pause 

early 

motto 

afraid 

farm  house 

middle 

en  gine 

habit 

writ  ten 

belong 

door  way 

velvet 

46  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


GRADE 

3 A:   FOURTEENTH 

WEEK 

3  A — New  Words 

3  B — Review 

2  A — Review 

style 

sixth 

shout 

rib  bon 

whom 

cradle 

to  ma  to 

travel 

blarjket 

Monday — Pronounce  each  word,  having  class  pronounce  it  immediately  after  you 
and  name  its  letters  in  concert  while  looking  at  the  word. 


sor  ry  might  pear 

se  cret  corner  eight 

sad  die  autumn  myself 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  copy  the  words  they  can  spell  with  least  study;  then  copy  the 
remaining  words  and  spend  their  time  on  them. 

wrist  city  all 

claws  obey  roost 

eel  lar  cottage  mistake 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  copy  words,  if  any,  having  more  than  one  syllable;  decide 
upon  accented  syllables;  place  accent  marks;  then  study  each  word. 

buck  et  tongue  poor 

col  umn  animal  your 

ink  stand  addition  shadow 

Thursday — Have  pupils  look  at  the  book  and  think  the  letters  of  each  word  in  the 
lesson  as  the  teacher  very  slowly  and  distinctly  pronounces  it. 

glance  board  owl 

gath  er  people  chance 

home  ward  among  garden 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture;  close  eyes  and 
hoM  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes  and  write  word. 


THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER  47 


GRADE 

3 A:   FIFTEENTH 

WEEK 

3  A — New  Words 

3  B — Review 

2  A — Review 

folks 

pair 

fifty 

alone 

does 

branch 

fur  nish  niece  '  mogkey 

Monday — Have  pupils  pronounce,  very  distinctly,  such  words  in  the  lesson  as  they 
can;  listen  as  teacher  pronounces  the  others,  and  pronounce  each  after  her. 


po  lite  pencil  loud 

rail  road  thimble  copy 

break  fast  together  round 

Tuesday — After  class  has  studied  this  lesson,  call  upon  certain  pupils  to  spell  words 
as  you  pronounce,  while  the  rest  of  class  look  at  words. 

dwarf  circle  away 

ad  vance  wagon  proud 

court  house  honest  sparrow 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  find  words,  if  any,  where  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  name  letters,  and  give  their  sound. 

fair  ly  whole  green 

can  die  blossom  mouth 

bon  fires  yesterday  window 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  this  lesson,  writing  the  hardest  word  first,  the  next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on;  then  study  all  the  hard  words. 

cen  ter  grown  drew 

fail  ure  subtract  moon 

er  rand  multiply  winter 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture,  as  teacher 
directs;  look  away  and  hold  picture  in  mind;  write  word. 


48  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  3  A:   SIXTEENTH  WEEK 
3  A — New  Worbs  3  B— Review  2  A— Review 

si  lent  divide  eyes 

prompt  family  shall 

liberty  weather  greedy 

Monday — Have  pupils  find  and  pronounce  all  words  having  long  vowel  sounds;  all 
having  short  vowel  sounds;  all  having  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 

gallon  busy  noon 

pe  ri  od  orchard  pony 

anchor  hundred  merry 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column;  copy 
any  words  in  other  columns  having  same  vowel  sounds,  and  mark  vowels. 

ex  tra  either  black 

naught  review  under 

serv  ant  division  twenty 

Wednesday — After  pupils  have  studied  lesson,  have  them  close  eyes  and  see  what 
picture  they  have  of  each  word  as  teacher  slowly  pronounces  the  lesson. 

else  rapid  few 

cof  fee  sentence  forget 

bag  gage  pleasant  cotton 

Thursday — Have  pupils  look  at  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word; 
get  mental  picture;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes,  and  compare  picture  with  copy. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages. 

Learn  to  complete  the  test  and  the  correction  of  errors  in  daily 
spelling  lessons  in  five  minutes. 

Half- Yearly  Review 

To  teachers:  Devote  two  weeks  to  review  of  words  in  left-hand  columns,  pages 
33  to  49. 

First  week,  assign  lessons  thus:  Monday  to  Thursday,  new  words,  pages  33  to  40 
inclusive.     Friday,  words  missed  four  preceding  days. 

Second  week,  assign  lessons  thus:  Monday  to  Thursday,  new  words,  pages  41  to  48 
inclusive.     Friday,  words  missed  four  preceding  days. 

To  teachers:  See  note,  page  xxi. 


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GRADE  4B:   FIRST  WEEK 

4B — New  Words 

3  A — Review 

3  B — Review 

in  stead 

couple 

alike 

east  ern 

correct 

cloak 

hon  es  ty 

because 

enjoy 

Monday — Describe  words  for  pupils  to  find,  pronounce,  and  spell,  while  looking  at 
them  in  book.     Example,  the  word  that  means  "more  than  one." 


med  i  cine 

guess 

moun  tain 

sugar 

knowl  edge 

fertile 

least 
cried 
beauty 


Tuesday — Have  lesson  on  board.     Have  pupils  look  while  teacher  erases  a  word; 
then,  at  signal,  "Spell,"  have  pupils  pronounce  and  spell  the  word  in  concert. 


re  ceive 
e  nough 
for  tune 

Wednesday — Pronounce  the  words  of  one  syllable,  having  pupils  listen  with  closed 
eyes  and  give  the  vowel  sound  heard  in  each  word  pronounced. 


cheer 

none 

growth 

water 

grown-up 

minute 

dur  ing 

circus 

hiir 

res  cue 

recess 

forty 

wheth  er 

through 

color 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  the  most  difficult  words.    Underline  the  most  difficult 
letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

doubt  duty  needle 

breathe  Easter  forgive 

his  to  ry  measure  writing 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  each  word  thus:    Glance  at  it,  getting  its  picture  as 
teacher  directs;  hold  picture  in  mind;  spell  word  as  called  upon. 

To  teachers:     See  ^^ Supervised  Study, ^^  page  ix. 


50  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


GRADE  4B:   SECOND 

WEEK 

4B — New  Words 

3  A — Review 

3  B — Review 

globe 

hymn 

buy 

depot 

message 

bought 

pas  sen  ger 

example 

seventy 

Afo«day-;— Pronounce  each  word,  having  class  pronounce  it  immediately  after  you 
and  name  its  letters  in  concert  while  looking  at  the  word. 


i  die  lose  wrong 

reins  improve  farmer 

to  ward  rainbow  perfect 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  copy  the  words  they  can  spell  with  least  study;  then  copy  the 
remaining  words  and  spend  their  time  on  them. 


ci  pher 
law  yer 
for  eign 


equal 

never 

giant 

pound 

concert 

change 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  copy  words,  if  any,  having  more  than  one  syllable;  decide 
upon  accented  syllables;  place  accent  marks;  then  suudy  each  word. 


is  land 

tear 

don't 

let  tuce 

cousin 

queen 

fre'quent 

hyphen 

excuse 

Thursday — Have  pupils  look  at  the  book  and  think  the  letters  of  each  word  in  the 
lesson  as  the  teacher  very  slowly  and  distinctly  pronounces  it. 

trou  ble  guide  task 

in  crease'  sword  learn 

tem  per  ate  fourteen  *  sixty 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture;  close  eyes  and 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes  and  write  word. 

To  teachers:     See  ''Independent  Study,'*  page  xiii. 


THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER  51 

GRADE  4B:    THIRD  WEEK 
4  B — New  Words  3  A — Review  3  B — Review 

brief  answer  deer 

kernel  beneath  heavy 

neither  *      subtraction  yourself 

Monday — Have  pupils  pronounce,  very  distinctly,  such  words  in  the  lesson  as  they 
can;  listen  as  teacher  pronounces  the  others,  and  pronounce  each  after  her. 

freight  thief  that 

har  bor  daily  hotel 

ditch  es  women  clearer 

Tuesday — After  class  has  studied  this  lesson,  call  upon  certain  pupils  to  spell  words 
as  you  pronounce,  while  the  rest  of  class  look  at  words. 

pupil 

ready 

bluebird 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  find  words,  if  any,  where  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  name  letters,  and  give  their  sound. 

stitch 
whis  tie 
stud  ied 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  this  lesson,  writing  the  hardest  word  first,  the  next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on;  then  study  all  the  hard  words. 

fierce  violet  sew 

buck  le  product  berry 

cour  age  straight  Christmas 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  wor:  and  get  its  picture,  as  teacher 
directs-;  look  away  and  hold  picture  in  mind;  write  word. 

To  teachers:     See  *^The  Test,''  page  xiv. 


rai  sm 

sign 

sel  dom 

health 

pleas  ure 

woman 

believe 

third 

picture 

frost 

question 

nearly 

52  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  4B:   FOURTH  WEEK 
4  B — New  Words  3  A — Review  3  B — Review 

ca  noe  supper  price 

attempt  explain       ^  fence 

en  gi  neer  arithmetic  September 

Monday — Have  pupils  find  and  pronounce  all  words  having  long  vowel  sounds;  all 
having  short  vowel  sounds;  all  having  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 

dense  eighth  cover 

oys  ter  saucer  peace 

south  ern  language  flower 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column;  copy 
any  words  in  other  columns  having  same  vowel  sounds,  and  mark  vowels. 


pi  geon 

around 

flies 

pres  i  dent 

express 

ninth 

whole  sale 

machine 

stranger 

Wednesday — After  pupils  have  studied  lesson,  have  them  close  eyes  and  see  what 
picture  they  have  of  each  word  as  teacher  slowly  pronounces  the  lesson. 


grief 

motion 

wear 

sand  wich 

factory 

until 

di  rec  tion 

journey  . 

golden 

Thursday — Have  pupils  look  at  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word; 
get  mental  picture;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes,  and  compare  picture  with  copy. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  list 
of  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study  until 
you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

When  studying  lesson  follow  plan  your  teacher  used  in  directing 
your  study.  yl/way5  write  the  lesson.  As  you  study  a  word,  try  to  hold 
a  mental  pictare  of  it  in  mind  a  little  while  before  writing  it  on  paper. 

Carry  to  future  reviews  words  misspelled  in  each  monthly  review. 

To  teachers:   See  *' Correction  of  Errors,"  page  xvi. 


THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER  ^3 

GRADE  4B:   FIFTH  WEEK 
4B — New  Words  3  A — Review  3B — Review 

den  tist  chief  bridge 

pas  ture  collar  friend 

A  mer  i  ca  merchant  brought 

Monday — Describe  words  for  pupils  to  find,  pronounce,  and  spell,  while  looking  at 
them  in  book.     Example,  the  word  that  means  ' '  something  we  wear. ' ' 

search  ought  geese 

pi  an  o  almost  truth 

bar  gain  holiday  touch 

Tuesday — Have  lesson  on  board.     Have  pupils  look  while  teacher  erases  a  word; 
then,  at  signal,  "Spell,"  have  pupils  pronounce  and  spell  the  word  in  concert. 

source  shovel  porch 

cap  i  tal  margin  break 

ge  og  ra  phy  forward  -  hurry 

Wednesday — Pronounce  the  marked  words  of  one  syllable,   having   pxipils  listen 
with  closed  eyes  and  give  the  vowel  sound  heard  in  each  word  pronounced. 

tim  id  between  voice 

clev  er  welcome  follow 

val  ley  beautiful  company 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  the  most  difficult  words.     Underline  the  most  difficult 
letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 


vapor 
sponge 
a  gainst 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  each  word  thus:  Glance  at  it,   getting  its  picture  as 
teacher  directs;  hold  picture  in  mind;  spell  word  as  called  upon. 

To  teachers:     See  ^^ Phonetic  Words,"  page  xxiv. 


curl 

white 

mayor 

below 

Thanksgiving 

season 

54  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


GRADE  4B:   SIXTH  WEEK 

4B — New  Words 

3  A — Review 

3  B — Review 

ac  tion 

o'clock 

cloth 

CO  coon 

already 

turkey 

mo  ment 

quotient 

Indian 

vessel 

fairy 

vacation 

would 

daughter 

dollar 

Monday — Pronounce  each  word,  having  class  pronounce  it  immediately  after  you 
•and  name  its  letters  in  concert  while  looking  at  the  word. 


prayer 
pas  tor 
breath 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  copy  the  words  they  can  spell  with  least  study;  then  copy  the 
remaining  words  and  spend  their  time  on  them. 


au  thor  ocean  linen 

de  stroy  pitcher  dinner 

con  trol  exercise  present 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  copy  words,  if  any,  having  more  than  one  syllable;  decide 
upon  accented  syllables;  place  accent  marks;  then  study  each  word. 

coarse  force  inch 

sig  nal  glove  always 

po  lice  parent  afternoon 

Thursday — Have  pupils  look  at  the  book  and  think  the  letters  of  each  word  in  the 
lesson  as  the  teacher  very  slowly  and  distinctly  pronounces  it. 

boast  rough  toes 

quar  rel  apron  close 

shepherd  picnic  gd6d-by 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture;  close  eyes  and 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes  and  write  word. 

To  teachers:   See  ''The  Use  oj  the  Dictionary,"  page  xviii. 


THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER  55 

GRADE  4B:   SEVENTH  WEEK 
4  B — New  Words  3  A — Review  3  B — Review 

bluffs  owner  laugh 

es  cape  cleanly  broken 

sum  mit  schoolmate  second 

Monday — Have  pupils  pronounce,  very  distinctly,  such  words  in  the  lesson  as  they 
can;  listen  as  teacher  pronounces  the  others,  and  pronounce  each  after  her. 

ce  dar  sixteen  could 

a  muse  scissors  strong 

dis  turb  promise  pocket 

Tuesday — After  class  has  studied  this  lesson,  call  upon  certain  pupils  to  spell  words 
as  you  pronounce,  while  the  rest  of  class  look  at  words. 

dai  sy  rime  freeze 

sa  cred  order  making 

squir  rel  double  seventh 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  find  words,  if  any,  where  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  name  letters,  and  give  their  sound. 

gorge  several  hero 

si  lence  swallow  fifth 

be  yond  common  choose 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  this  lesson,  writing  the  hardest  word  first,  the  next- 
hardest  second,  and  so  on;  then  study  all  the  hard  words. 

par  eel  crayon  quite 

ad  dress  voyage  asked 

im  por  tant  potatoes  empty 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture,  as  teacher 
directs;  look  away  and  hold  picture  in  mind;  write  word. 

To  teachers:     See  "A  Dozen  Don'ts,"  Page  xviii. 


56  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


4B — New  Words 

basin 
ex  cept 
cap  tain 

Monday — Have  pupils  find  and  pronounce  all  words  having  long  vowel  sounds;  all 
having  short  vowel  sounds;  all  having  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 


GRADE  4B:   EIGHTH 

WEEK 

3  A — Review 

3  B — Review 

used 

only 

screw 

other 

bushel 

world 

weary 

library 

wren 

cli  mate 

evening 

breeze 

ship  wreck 

attention 

eighty 

Tuesday — Have  pupUs  note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column;  copy 
any  words  in  other  columns  having  same  vowel  sounds,  and  mark  vowels. 


CO  zy  surprise  cattle 

jin  gle  truthful  clothes 

car  riage  gentleman  pardon 

Wednesday — After  pupils  have  studied  lesson,  have  them  close  eyes  and  see  what 
picture  they  have  of  each  word  as  teacher  slowly  pronounces  the  lesson. 

ca  na  ry  choice  first 

curtain  partner  ninety 

chim  ney  poultry  another 

Thursday— YLsiVQ  pupils  look  at  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word ; 
get  mental  picture;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes,  and  compare  picture  with  copy. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  list 
of  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study  until 
you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

When  studying,  place  your  paper,  after  writing  the  lesson,  so  you 
cannot  see  and  copy  your  words  when  writing  the  list  again. 

After  each  day's  lesson  copy  into  a  notebook  all  words  misspelled. 
Take  notebook  home  every  Friday,  and  ask  parents  to  help  you  study 
and  hear  yoxi  spell  the  words  in  it. 


queer 

quilt 

mus  cle 

erase 

sep  a  rate 

uncle 

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GRADE  4B:    NINTH  WEEK 
4B — New  Words  3  A — Review  3B — Review 

slice  toilet  easy 

use  f  ul  again  quick 

um  brel  la  meadow  thought 

Monday — Describe  words  for  pupils  to  find,  pronounce,  and  spell,  while  looking  at 
them  in  book.     Example,  the  word  that  means  "something  we  carry." 

noisy 

caught 

country 

Tuesday — Have  lesson  on  board.     Have  pupils  look  while  teacher  erases  a  word; 
then,  at  signal,  "Spell,"  have  pupils  pronounce  and  spell  the  word  in  concert. 

yoke  raise  piece 

tar  dy  worst  since 

stir  rup  ourselves  children 

Wednesday — Pronounce  the  marked  words  of  one  syllable,  having  pupils  listen 
with  closed  eyes  and  give  the  vowel  sound  heard  in  each  word  pronounced. 

rinse  off  tenth 

wel  fare  notice  heard 

av  e  nue  janitor  comma 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  the  most  difficult  words.     Underline  the  most  difficult 
letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

knob  cure  blew 

taught  watch  reason 

hand  ful  wooden  lantern 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  each  word  thus:  Glance  at  it,  getting  its  picture  as 
teacher  directs;  hold  picture  in  mind;  spell  word  as  called  upon. 

To  teachers:  See  *' Phonic  Chart,''  page  xxxi. 


GRADE  4B:   TENTH 

WEEK 

3  A — Review 

3  B — Review 

bugle 

fable 

listen 

should 

dream 

careful 

58  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


4B — New  Words 

check 
ter  ri  bly 
kind  ness 

Monday — Pronounce  each  word,  having  class  pronounce  it  immediately  after  you 
and  name  its  letters  in  concert  while  looking  at  the  word. 

ti  dy  knock  dozen 

sin  gle  sound  thirty 

leath  er  sleeves  remember 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  copy  the  words  they  can  spell  with  least  study;  then  copy  the 
remaining  words  and  spend  their  time  on  them. 

army  office  build 

bot  tom  village  napkin 

up  ward  mistake  thirteen 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  copy  words,  if  any,  having  more  than  one  syllable;  decide 
upon  accented  syllables;  place  accent  marks;  then  study  each  word. 

sta  ble  guard  crowd 

forehead  restore  knight 

whirl  pool  necktie  nothing 

Thursday — Have  pupils  look  at  the  book  and  think  the  letters  of  each  word  in  the 
lesson  as  the  teacher  very  slowly  and  distinctly  pronounces  it. 

tru  ly  train  tried 

cough  doctor  shore 

hos  pi  tal  marbles  broad 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture;  close  eyes  and 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes  and  write  word. 

To  teachers:  See  ''Words  Frequently  Misspelled  When  Writing,'' 

page  xxii. 


THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER  59 


GRADE 

4B:   ELEVENTH 

WEEK 

4B — New  Words 

3  A — Review 

3  B — Review 

trade 

cistern 

fruit 

sil  ver 

reindeer 

earth 

con  sent 

to-morrow 

smooth 

Monday — Have  pupils  pronounce,  very  distinctly,  such  words  in  the  lesson  as  they 
can;  listen  as  teacher  pronounces  the  others,  and  pronounce  each  after  her. 


cheap  nurse  great 

cen  tral  remain  tired 

vin  e  gar  modest  Santa  Claus 

Tuesday — After  class  has  studied  this  lesson,  call  upon  certain  pupils  to  spell  words 
as  you  pronounce,  while  the  rest  of  class  look  at  words. 


con'duct- 

labor 

smile 

cat  er  pil  lar 

steam 

towel 

cou  ra  geous 

future 

throat 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  find  words,  if  any,  where  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  name  letters,  and  give  their  sound. 


sir  up  taste  wheat 

shoot  worm  return 

mois  ture  thousand  stream 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  this  lesson,  writing  the  hardest  word  first,  the  next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on;  then  study  all  the  hard  words. 

but  ton  edge  whose 

scam  per  youth  thread 

chest  nut  splendid  brother 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture,  as  teacher 
directs;  look  away  and  hold  picture  in  mind;  write  word. 

To  pupils:  See  "Things  for  Pupils  to  Remember,''  page  v. 


won  der 

true 

men  tion 

eagle 

veg  e  ta  ble 

while 

60  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  4B:  TWELFTH  WEEK 
4B— New  Words  3  A— Review  3  B— Review 

news  cream  fourth 

block  surely  gentle 

ex  pect  slowly  teacup 

Monday — Have  pupils  find  and  pronounce  all  words  having  long  vowel  sounds;  all 
having  short  vowel  sounds;  all  having  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 

above 
spring 
December 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column;  copy 
any  words  in  other  columns  having  same  vowel  sounds,  and  mark  vowels. 

often 

church 

kitchen 

Wednesday — After  pupils  have  studied  lesson,  have  them  close  eyes  and  see  what 
picture  they  have  of  each  word  as  teacher  slowly  pronounces  the  lesson. 

cho  rus  shoes  threw 

cer  tain  beach  quart 

re  quest  sailor  forest 

Thursday— 'Ra.ve  pupils  look  at  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word; 
get  mental  picture;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes,  and  compare  picture  with  copy. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  list 
of  the  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study 
until  you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

Once  a  week,  oftener  if  necessary,  turn  to  phonic  chart  on  page  xxxi 
and  spend  a  few  minutes  by  yourself  following  directions  there  given 
for  phonic  drill.  If  you  find  this  drill  difficult,  you  should  devote 
extra  time  to  it. 

Carry  to  future  reviews  words  misspelled  in  each  monthly  review. 


sue  ceed 

poem 

po  si  tion 

twice 

trib  u  ta  ry 

quiet 

THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER  6i 

GRADE  4B:    THIRTEENTH  WEEK 
4B — New  Words  3  A — Review  3B — Review 

deaf  alarm  habit 

pa  rade  period  travel 

man  ner  candle  review 

Monday — Describe  words  for  pupils  to  find,  pronounce,  and  spell,  while  looking  at 
them  in  book.     Example,  the  word  that  means  "something  we  like  to  do." 

gem  polite  does 

a  ble  motto  across 

fame  naught  fifteen 

Tuesday — Have  lesson  on  board.     Have  pupils  look  while  teacher  erases  a  word ; 
then,  at  signal,  "Spell,"  have  pupils  pronounce  and  spell  the  word  in  concert. 

knot  alone  obey 

el  bow  pause  sixth 

con  tain  gallon  might 

Wednesday — Pronounce  the  marked  words  of  one  syllable,  having  pupils  listen 
with  closed  eyes  and  give  the  vowel  sound  heard  in  each  word  pronounced. 

wharf  else  lovely 

arc  tic  claws  corner 

fi  nal  ly  homeward  woolen 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  the  most  difficult  words.     Underline  the  most  difficult 
letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 


plow 

half 

whom 

hatch  et 

failure 

among 

back  ward 

sudden 

autumn 

Frtdfly— Have  pupils  study  each  word  thus:  Glance  at  it,  getting  its  picture  as 
teacher  directs;  hold  picture  in  mind;  spell  word  as  called  upon. 


62  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  4B:  FOURTEENTH  WEEK 
4B — New  Words  3  A — Review  3B — Review 

dairy  silent  sure 

ban  ner  narrow  family 

man  age  advance  sentence 

Monday — Pronounce  each  word,  having  class  pronounce  it  immediately  after  you 
and  name  its  letters  in  concert  while  looking  at  the  word. 


bar  ber 

servant 

early 

pub  lie 

railroad 

pencil 

hap  pi  ness 

farmhouse 

cottage 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  copy  the  words  they  can  spell  with  least  study;  then  copy  the 
remaining  words  and  spend  their  time  on  them. 


whale  coffee  carpet 

barrel  furnish  weather 

day  break  written  together 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  copy  words,  if  any,  having  more  than  one  syllable;  decide 
upon  accented  syllables;  place  accent  marks;  then  study  each  word. 

plain  style  niece 

fin  ish  baggage  either 

base  ment  inkstand  yesterday 

Thursday — Have  pupils  look  at  the  book  and  think  the  letters  of  each  word  in  the 
lesson  as  the  teacher  very  slowly  and  distinctly  pronounces  it. 


pair 

orchard 

pleasant 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture;  close  eyes  and 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes  and  write  word. 


sal  a  ry 

cellar 

lee  ture 

center 

band  age 

saddle 

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GRADE  4B:   FIFTEENTH  WEEK 
4B — New  Words  3  A — Review  3B — Review 

deck  extra  busy 

worth  prove  quarter 

balloon  bonfires  addition 

Monday — Have  pupils  pronounce,  very  distinctly,  such  words  in  the  lesson  as  they 
can;  listen  as  teacher  pronounces  the  others,  and  pronounce  each  after  her. 

debt  folks  honest 

cam  el  praise  grocery 

pri  vate  anchor  hundred 

Tuesday — After  class  has  studied  this  lesson,  call  upon  certain  pupils  to  spell  words 
as  you  pronounce,  while  the  rest  of  class  look  at  words. 

faith  glance  tongue 

crawl  engine  animal 

effort  liberty  thimble 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  find  words,  if  any,  where  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  name  letters,  and  give  their  sound. 

a  corn  errand        '  circle 

per  son  colimm  people 

back  bone  tomato  middle 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  this  lesson,  writing  the  hardest  word  first,  the  next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on;  then  study  all  the  hard  words. 

dain  ty  wrist  rapid 

supply  ribbon  division 

cab  bage  courthouse  subtract 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture,  as  teacher 
directs;  look  away  and  hold  picture  in  mind;  write  word. 


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GRADE  4B:   SIXTEENTH  WEEK 
4B — New  Words  3  A — Review  3B — Review 

range  birth  grown 

ket  tie  secret  divide 

state  ment  prompt  afraid 

Monday — Have  pupils  find  and  pronounce  all  words  having  long  vowel  sounds;  all 
having  short  vowel  sounds;  all  having  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 

de  sire  sorry  whole 

ear  li  est  fairly  blossom 

day  light  metal  difference 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column;  copy 
words,  if  any,  in  other  columns  having  same  vowel  sounds,  and  mark  vowels. 

dawn  dwarf  wagon 

al  low  gather  v^lv^t 

re  port  doorway  multiply 

Wednesday — After  pupils  have  studied  lesson,  have  them  close  eyes  and  see  what 
picture  they  have  of  each  word  as  teacher  slowly  pronounces  the  lesson. 


a  board 

bucket 

•     city 

will  ing 

to-night 

board 

an  y  thing 

breakfast 

belong 

Thursday— Yisive  pupils  look  at  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word; 
get  mental  picture;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes,  and  compare  picture  with  copy. 

Monthly  Review 
Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  colvimn  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages. 

Half-Yearly  Review 

To  teachers:     Devote  two  weeks  to  review  of  words  in  left-hand  columns,  pages 
49  to  65. 

First  week,  assign  lessons  thus:     Monday  to  Thursday,  new  words,  pages  49  to  56 
mclusive.     Friday,  words  missed  four  preceding  days. 

_    Second  week,  assign  lessons  thus:     Monday  to  Thursday,  new  words,  pages  57  to  64 
inclusive.     Friday,  words  missed  four  preceding  days. 

To  teachers:     See  note,  page  xxi. 


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GRADE  4 A:   FIRST  WEEK 

4  A — New  Words 

4  B — Review 

3  A — Review 

deal 

oyster 

sugar 

acre 

rescue 

believe 

shelves 

pleasure 

language 

freight 

circus 

toward 

sword 

wholesale 

fertile 

Monday — Describe  words  for  pupils  to  find,  pronounce,  and  spell,  while  looking  at 
them  in  book.     Example,  the  word  that  means  "something  sweet." 


fa  vor  globe  cousin 

wit  ty  seldom  answer 

ad  vise  direction  factory 

Tuesday — Have  lesson  on  board.     Have  pupils  look  while  teacher  erases  a  word: 
then,  at  signal,  "Spell,"  have  pupils  pronounce  and  spell  the  word  in  concert. 

error 
exact 
f  ac  ing 

Wednesday — Pronounce  the  marked  words  of  one  syllable,   having  pupils  listen 
with  closed  eyes  and  give  the  vowel  sound  heard  in  each  word  pronounced. 

ea  ger  stitch  recess 

de  feat  kernel  eighth 

ap  point  mountain  example 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  the  most  difficult  words.     Underline  the  most  difficult 
letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 


ease 
bait 
ben  e  fit 

Friday — Hav,  pupils  study  each  word  thus:  Glance  at  it,  getting  its  picture   as 
teacher  direct;^;  hold  picture  in  mind;  spell  word  as  called  upon. 

To  teachers:     See  '^Supervised  Study,"  page  ix. 


grief 

Easter 

lawyer 

measure 

receive 

grown-up 

66  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


GRADE  4  A:   SECOND  WEEK 

4  A — New  Words 

4  B — Review 

3  A — Review 

trial 

trouble 

hymn 

throne 

history 

express 

sol  dier 

president 

beneath 

Afo«<iay-;-Pronounce  each  word,  having  class  pronounce  it  immediately  after  you 
and  name  its  letters  in  concert  while  looking  at  the  word. 


scar 

rems 

tear 

point  er 

neither 

health 

fare  well' 

sandwich 

shipper 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  copy  the  words  they  can  spell  with  least  study;  then  copy  the 
remaining  words  and  spend  their  time  on  them. 


sol  id  harbor  cheer 

mod  el  eastern  question 

ceil  ing  studied  arithmetic 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  copy  words,  if  any,  having  more  than  one  syllable;  decide 
upon  accented  syllables;  place  accent  marks;  then  study  each  word. 

wait  er  enough  guide 

bun  die  foreign  woman 

walnut  courage  hyphen 

Thursday — Have  pupils  look  at  the  book  and  think  the  letters  of  each  word  in  the 

lesson  as  the  teacher  very  slowly  and  distinctly  pronounces  it. 

ef  feet  island  daily 

sub'ject  attempt  product 

whole  some  whether  message 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture;  close  eyes  and 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes  and  write  word. 

To  teachers:     See  ^^Independent  Study,"  page  xiii. 


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GRADE  4 A:   THIRD  WEEK 
4  A — New  Words  4B — Review  3  A — Review 

post  age  brief  equal 

mag  net  pigeon  motion 

mur  mur  passenger  subtraction 

Monday — Have  pupils  pronounce,  very  distinctly,  such  words  in  the  lesson  as  they 
can;  listen  as  teacher  pronounces  the  others,  and  pronounce  each  after  her. 

or  gan  ditches  violet 

pub  lish  whistle  improve 

mag  a  zine  honesty  straight 

Tuesday. — After  class  has  studied  this  lesson,  call  upon  certain  pupils  to  spell  words 
as  you  pronounce,  while  the  rest  of  class  look  at  words. 

pet  al  fierce  sign 

re  gion  cipher  women 

na  ture  medicine  rainbow 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  find  words,  if  any,  where  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  name  letters,  and  give  their  sound. 

midst  canoe  giant 

lo  cate  during  saucer 

oc  cu  py  lettuce  fourteen 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  this  lesson,  writing  the  hardest  word  first,  the    next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on;  then  study  all  the  hard  words. 


in  sect 
scar  let 
gloom  y 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture,  as  teacher 
directs;  look  away  and  hold  picture  in  mind;  write  word. 

To  teachers:     See  "The  Test,''  page  xiv. 


dense 

thief 

doubt 

around 

increase 

journey 

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GRADE  4  A:  FOURTH 

WEEK 

4  A — New  Words 

4  B — Review 

3  A — Review 

in  jure 

depot 

couple 

bal  ance 

raisin 

through 

lone  some 

instead 

machine 

Monday — Have  pupils  find  and  pronounce  all  words  having  long  vowel  sounds;  all 
having  short  vowel  sounds;  all  having  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 

loose  idle  duty 

ear  nest  buckle  explain 

in  dus  try  knowledge  picture 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column;  copy 
any  words  in  other  columns  having  same  vowel  sounds,  and  mark  vowels.* 

gown  fortune  guess 

ma  jor  frequent  correct 

pre  fer  engineer  concert 

Wednesday — After  pupils  have  studied  lesson,  have  them  close  eyes  and  see  what 
picture  they  have  of  each  word  as  teacher  slowly  pronounces  the  lesson. 

forge  breathe  lose 

im  pure  southern  gr5wth 

har  vest  temperate  because 

Thursday — Have  pupils  look  at  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word;  get 
mental  picture;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes,  and  compare  picture  with  copy. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  list 
of  the  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study 
until  you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

Occasionally,  after  studying  a  lesson,  test  yourself  before  recitation 
as  follows:  Look  at  book,  copy  first  letter  of  each  word;  close  book, 
and  complete  each  word  in  writing.  Keep  a  copy  of,  and  study,  every 
word  you  misspell  in  daily  spelling  lessons  and  in  written  compositions. 

Carry  to  future  reviews  words  misspelled  in  each  monthly  review. 

To  teachers:     See  '^Correction  of  Errors/'  page  xvi 


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GRADE  4  A:   FIFTH  WEEK 
4  A — New  Words  4  B — Review  3  A — Review 

i  de  a  police  rime 

mi  nor  pasture  bushel 

strength  chimney  attention 

Monday — Describe  words  for  pupils  to  find,  pronounce,  and  spell,  while  looking  at 
them  in  book.     Example,  the  word  that  means  "a  part  of  a  house." 

har  ness  gorge  double 

gar  ment  climate  surprise 

neigh  bor  geography  gentleman 

Tuesday — Have  lesson  on  board.     Have  pupils  look  while  teacher  erases  a  word; 
then,  at  signal,  "Spell,"  have  pupils  pronounce  and  spell  the  word  in  concert. 

bail  clever  screw 

tal  ly  parcel  cleanly 

col  lege  carriage  daughter 

Wedne^^y — Pronounce  the  words  of  one  syllable,  having  pupils  listen  with  closed 
eyes  and  give  the  vowel  sotmd  heard  in  each  word  pronounced. 

oc  cur  sponge  force 

un  fair  control  pitcher 

im  mense  curtain  already 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  the  most  difficult  words.     Underline  the  most  difficult 
letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

ech  o  pastor  almost 

fur  ther  sacred  merchant 

prac  tice  summit  Thanksgiving 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  each  word  thus:  Glance  at  it,  getting  its  picture  as 
teacher  directs;  hold  picture  in  mind;  spell  word  as  called  upon. 

To  teachers:     See  ^^  Phonetic  Words,  ^^  page  xxiv. 


70  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  4 A:   SIXTH  WEEK 
4  A — New  Words  4B — Review  3  A — Review 

blade  jingle-  ought 

ap  pear  dentist  several 

sta  tion  captain  truthful 

Monday — Pronounce  each  word,  having  class  pronounce  it  immediately  after  you 
and  name  its  letters  in  concert  while  looking  at  the  word. 

pledge  weary  vessel 

com  fort  disturb  choice 

in  no  cent  bargain  partner 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  copy  the  words  they  can  spell  with  least  study;  then  copy  the 
remaining  words  and  spend  their  time  on  them. 


ad  vice 

cozy 

collar 

bor  row 

valley 

parent 

ex  eel  lent 

author 

scissors 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  copy  words,  if  any,  having  more  than  one  syllabfe;  decide 
upon  accented  syllables;  place  accent  marks;  then  study  each  word. 


choir  boast  rough 

re  pair  against  o'clock 

neph  ew  important  holiday 

Thursday — Have  pupils  look  at  the  book  and  think  the  letters  of  each  word  in  the 
lesson  as  the  teacher  very  slowly  and  distinctly  pronounces  it. 

coin  bluffs  ocean 

fringe  signal  swallow 

en  e  my  action  beautiful 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture;  close  eyes  and 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes  and  write  word. 

To  teachers:     See  ''The  Use  of  the  Dictionary,''  page  xviii. 


THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER  71 

GRADE  4 A:  SEVENTH  WEEK 
4  A — New  Words  4B — Review  3  A — Review 

at  tic  cedar  margin 

crim  son  basin  poultry 

ham  mock  America  vacation 

Monday — Have  pupils  pronounce,  very  distinctly,  such  words  in  the  lesson  as  they 
can;  listen  as  teacher  pronounces  the  others,  and  pronounce  each  after  her. 

wiz  ard  piano  order 

lunch  eon  prayer  common 

hand  ker  chief  beyond  quotient 

Tuesday — After  class  has  studied  this  lesson,  call  upon  certain  pupils  to  spell  words 
as  you  pronounce,  while  the  rest  of  class  look  at  words. 

war  rior  source  shovel 

gen  er  al  canary  -       sixteen 

twi  light  quarrel  forward 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  find  words,  if  any,  where  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  name  letters,  and  give  their  sound. 

i  ci  cle 

sat  is  f  y 
sim  i  lar 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  this  lesson,  writing  the  hardest  word  first,  the  next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on;  then  study  all  the  hard  words. 


vapor 

used 

coarse 

owner 

shipwreck 

picnic 

though 

daisy 

curl 

pre  pare 

escape 

glove 

mos  qui  to 

cocoon 

crayo 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture,  as  teacher 
directs;  look  away  and  hold  picture  in  mind;  write  word. 

To  teachers:     See  "A  Dozen  Don'ts,"  page  xviii. 


72  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  4  A:   EIGHTH  WEEK 
4  A — New  Words  4B — Review  3  A — Review 

ze  ro  search  apron 

prai  rie  breath  evening 

ir  ri  gate  squirrel  welcome 

Monday — Have  pupils  find  and  pronounce  all  words  having  long  vowel  sounds;  all 
having  short  vowel  sounds;  all  having  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 

tick  et  silence  mayor 

gyp  sy  capital  voyage 

heed  less  destroy  potatoes 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column;  copy 
words,  if  any,  in  other  columns  having  same  vowel  sounds,  and  mark  vowels. 

po  lar  timid  chief 

on  ion  except  library 

pan  try  shepherd  between 

Wednesday — After  pupils  have  studied  lesson,  have  them  close  eyes  and  see  what 
picture  they  have  of  each  word  as  teacher  slowly  pronounces  the  lesson. 

witch  amuse  promise 

mis  chief  address  exercise 

laugh  ter  moment  schoolmate 

Thursday — Have  pupils  look  at  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word ;  get 
mental  picture;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes,  and  compare  picture  with  copy. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a 
list  of  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study 
until  you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

When  spelling  orally,  always  pronounce  words  before  spelling,  not 
after ;  pause  between  syllables  in  spelling  words  of  more  than  one  syllable. 

After  studying  spelling  lessons  you  must  remember  them  until  the 
next  day,  when  you  are  tested  on  them.  What  do  you  do  with  words 
misspelled  in  tests?     See  page  xvi  for  "Correction  of  Errors." 

In  passing  spelling  blanks  and  pencils  before  tests,  be  quick  but 
quiet. 


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GRADE  4  A:    NINTH  WEEK 

4Ar-'NEW  Words 

4  B — Review 

3  A — Review 

bis  cuit 

single 

listen 

hard  ware 

conduct 

cream 

cream  er  y 

separate 

restore 

Monday — Describe  words  for  pupils  to  find,  pronounce,  and  spell,  while  looking  at 
them  in  book.     Example,  the  word  that  means  "something  made  from  flour." 


free  dom 

muscle 

eagle 

mu  ci  lage 

bottom 

steam 

car  pen  ter 

chestnut 

notice 

Tuesday — Have  lesson  on  board.     Have  pupils  look  while  teacher  erases  a  word ; 
then,  at  signal,  "Spell,"  have  pupils  pronounce  and  spell  the  word  in  concert. 


fee  ble  welfare  taste 

squaw  position  janitor 

clean  li  ness  hospital  thousand 

Wednesday — Pronounce  the  words  of  one  syllable,  having  pupils  listen  with  closed 
eyes  and  give  the  vowel  sound  heard  in  each  word  pronounced. 

ar  range  silver  raise 

cal  en  dar  handful  urjcle 

else  where  tributary  to-morrow 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  the  most  difficult  words.     Underline  the  most  difficult 
letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

bi  cy  cle  block  slowly 

dis  cov  er  leather  remain 

cour  te  sy  central  reindeer 

Frt(iay— Have  pupils  study  each  word  thus:  Glance  at  it,  getting  its  picture  as 
teacher  directs;  hold  picture  in  mind;  spell  word  as  called  upon. 

To  teachers:  See  *^ Phonic  Chart,' ^  page  xxxi. 


74  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


4  A — New  Words 

an  kle 
cush  ion 
stom  ach 

Monday — Pronounce  each  word,  having  class  pronounce  it  immediately  after  you 
and  name  its  letters  in  concert  while  looking  at  the  word. 


GRADE  4 A:  TENTH 

WEEK 

4  B — Review 

3  A — Review 

slice 

off 

sirup 

guard 

cheap 

meadow 

busi  ness 

tidy 

toilet 

ac  ci  dent 

queer 

youth 

el  e  phant 

scamper 

modest 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  copy  the  words  they  can  spell  with  least  study;  then  copy  the 
remaining  words  and  spend  their  time  on  them. 

"fas  ten  rinse  true 

char  i  ty  certain  sailor 

ab  sence  forehead  ourselves 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  copy  words,  if  any,  having  more  than  one  syllable;  decide 
upon  accented  syllables;  place  accent  marks;  then  study  each  word. 

quilt 

twice 

office 

Thursday — Have  pupils  look  at  the  book  and  think  the  letters  of  each  word  in  the 
lesson  as  the  teacher  very  slowly  and  distinctly  pronounces  it. 


cure 

mistake 

splendid 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture;  close  eyes  and 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes  and  write  word. 

To  teachers:     See  "Words  Frequently  Misspelled  When  Writing," 

page  xxii. 


cause 

news 

e  qua  tor 

truly 

com  pass 

stirrup 

brood 

trade 

dough  nut 

check 

cup  board 

chorus 

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GRADE 

4 A:   ELEVENTH 

WEEK 

4  A — New  Words 

4  B — Review 

3  A — Review 

gable 

useful 

while 

sin  cere 

request 

nurse 

ex  pense 

caterpillar 

cistern 

Monday — ^Have  pupils  pronounce,  very  distinctly,  such  words  in  the  lesson  as  they 
can;  listen  as  teacher  pronounces  the  others,  and  pronounce  each  after  her. 


knock 
beach 
necktie 

Tuesday — After  class  has  studied  this  lesson,  call  upon  certain  pupils  to  spell  words 
I      as  you  pronounce,  while  the  rest  of  class  look  at  words. 


prow 

army 

cur  rent 

tardy 

ac  quaint  ed 

button 

apply 
fa  mous 
bliz  zard 


taught 

train 

expect 

again 

whirlpool 

village 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  find  words,  if  any,  where  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  name  letters,  and  give  their  sound. 


panel 

cough 

worm 

dis  miss 

avenue 

shoes 

ap  pe  tite 

succeed 

watch 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  this  lesson,  writing  the  hardest  word  first,  the  next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on;  then  study  all  the  hard  words. 


e  rect  shoot  worst 

fruit  ful  terribly  doctor 

awk  ward  consent  marbles 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture,  as  teacher 
directs;  look  away  and  hold  picture  in  mind;  write  word. 

To  pupils:     See  '^Things  for  Pupils  to  Remember,"  page  v. 


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GRADE  4 A:   TWELFTH  WEEK 
4  A— New  Words  4  B— Review  3  A— Review 

bashful  wonder  poem 


anx  lous 
con  quer 


vinegar  bugle 

umbrella  dream 


Monday — Have  pupils  find  and  pronounce  all  words  having  long  vowel  sounds;  all 
having  short  vowel  sounds;  all  having  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 


bu  reau 

yoke 

erase 

ex  hib  it 

upward 

sound 

ex  am  ine 

mention 

surely 

Tuesday — ^Have  pupils  note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column;  copy 
words,  if  any,  in  other  columns  having  same  vowel  sounds,  and  mark  vowels. 

ed  u  cate  knob  labor 

cer  tain  ly  vegetable  future     . 

earth  quake  courageous  wooden 

Wednesday — After  pupils  have  studied  lesson,  have  them  close  eyes  and  see  what 
picture  they  have  of  each  word  as  teacher  slowly  pronounces  the  lesson. 


f  ac  tor 

stable 

^dge 

dif  fi  cult 

kindness 

quiet 

com  plete 

moisture 

sleeves 

Thursday — Have  pupils  look  at  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word; 
get  mental  picture;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes,  and  compare  picture  with  copy. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  Hst 
of  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study  until 
you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

By  this  time  you  know  the  four  kinds  of  spelling  exercises:  Super- 
vised study,  in  which  the  teacher  directs  pupils;  independent  study  by 
pupils,  during  which  each  tries  to  do  his  best  thinking;  the  test,  which 
is  a  short,  brisk  exercise;  and  correction  of  errors. 

Carry  to  future  reviews  words  misspelled  in  each  monthly  review. 


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GRADE 

4 A:   THIRTEENTH 

WEEK 

4 A — New  Words 

4  B — Review 

3  A— Review 

value 

deaf 

alarm 

cas  tie 

effort 

saddle 

mem  0  ry 

backbone 

advance 

Monday — Describe  words  for  pupils  to  find,  pronounce,  and  spell,  while  looking  at 
them  in  book.     Example,  the  word  that  means  "a  part  of  the  body." 


worthy  knot  center 

drug  gist  crawl  irjkstand 

pur  chase  daylight  farmhouse 

Tuesday — Have  lesson  on  board.     Have  pupils  look  while  teacher  erases  a  word, 
then,  at  signal,  "Spell,"  have  pupils  pronounce  and  spell  the  word  in  concert. 

re  joice  allow  silent 

laun  dry  willing  pause 

fur  ni  ture  contain  homeward 

Wednesday — Pronounce  the  words  of  one  syllable,  having  pupils  listen  with  closed 
eyes  and  give  the  vowel  sound  heard  in  each  word  pronounced. 


Pa  cif  ic 

dawn 

half 

block  ade 

banner 

arjchor 

hur  ri  cane 

basement 

railroad 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  the  most  diflficult  words.     Underline  the  most  difficult 
letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 


yeast  acorn  polite 

pa  tient  barber  tomato 

en  ve  lope  aboard  baggage 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  each  word  thus:  Glance  at  it,  getting  its  picture  as 
teacher  directs;  hold  picture  in  mind;  spell  word  as  called  upon. 


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GRADE 

4 A:   FOURTEENTH 

WEEK 

4  A — New  Words 

4  B — Review 

3  A — Review 

va  lise 

faith 

sorry 

serv  ice 

• 

range 

fairly 

ped  dler 

manner 

narrow 

Monday — Pronounce  each  word,  having  class  pronounce  it  immediately  after  you 
and  name  its  letters  in  concert  while  looking  at  the  word. 


frolic  elbow  motto 

pump  kin  person  Errand 

lem  on  ade  bandage  column 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  copy  the  words  they  can  spell  with  least  study;  then  copy  the 
remaining  words  and  spend  their  time  on  them. 

aisle  plain  gather 

Dutch  arctic  liberty 

tun  nel  report  written    ; 

Wednesday — Have  pupils  copy  words,  if  any,  having  more  than  one  syllable;  decide 
upon  accented  syllables;  place  accent  marks;  then  study  each  word. 

clover  worth  folks 

nostril  plow  servant 

proc  ess  happiness  to-night 

Thursday — Have  pupils  look  at  the  book  and  think  the  letters  of  each  word  in  the 
lesson  as  the  teacher  very  slowly'and  distinctly  pronounces  it. 


plague 

dairy 

else 

sur  geon 

barrel 

style 

rel  a  tives 

anything 

breakfast 

Friday — Have  pupils  study  thus :   Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture ;  close  eyes  and 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes  and  write  word.  ■. 


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GRADE 

4  A:   FIFTEENTH 

WEEK 

4  A — New  Words 

4  B — Review 

3  A — Review 

firm 

kettle 

wrist 

trough 

parade 

prove 

shal  low 

private 

candle 

Monday — Have  pupils  pronounce,  very  distinctly,  such  words  in  the  lesson  as  they 
can;  listen  as  teacher  pronounces  the  others,  and  pronounce  each  after  her. 


praise 

bucket 

failure 

Tuesday — After  class  has  studied  this  lesson,  call  upon  certain  pupils  to  spell  words 
as  you  pronounce,  while  the  rest  of  class  look  at  words. 


wreck 

able 

mer  ri  ly 

lecture 

vine  yard 

dainty 

bruise 

wharf 

per  ish 

camel 

brake  man 

public 

glance 
period 
doorway 


Wednesday — Have  pupils  find  words,  if  any,  where  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  name  letters,  and  give  their  sound. 


e  ras  er 

whale 

alone 

isth  mus 

supply 

extra 

al  pha  bet 

hatchet 

sudden 

Thursday — Have  pupils  copy  this  lesson,  writing  the  hardest  word  first,  the  next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on;  then  study  all  the  hard  words. 


to  tal  deck  coffee 

cred  it  desire  ribbon 

prop  er  ly  manage  courthouse 

.    Friday — ^Have  pupils  study  thus:  Look  at  a  word  and  get  its  picture,  as  teacher 
directs;  look  away  and  hold  picture  in  mind;  write  word. 


8o  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  4 A:   SIXTEENTH  WEEK 
4  A — New  Words  4B — Review  3  A — Review 

noble  fame  birth 

pla  teau  salary  cellar 

tor  na  do  statement  bonfires 

Monday — Have  pupils  find  and  pronounce  all  words  having  long  vowel  sounds;  all 
having  short  vowel  sounds;  all  having  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 

quail  gem  claws 

group  debt  metal 

pat  tern  daybreak  prompt 

Tuesday — Have  pupils  note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column;  copy 
any  words  in  other  columns  having  same  vowel  sounds,  and  mark  vowels. 

re  lief  finally  gallon 

crutch  balloon  engine 

com  mence  earliest  furnish 

Wednesday — After  pupils  have  studied  lesson,  have  them  close  eyes  and  see  what 
picture  they  have  of  each  word  as  teacher  slowly  pronounces  the  lesson. 

speech  finish  dwarf 

va  cant  cabbage  secret 

po  et  ry  backward  naught 

Thursday — Have  pupils  look  at  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word; 
get  mental  picture;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes,  and  compare  picture  with  copy. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages. 

Half-Yearly  Review 

To  teachers:  Devote  two  weeks  to  review  of  words  in  left-hand  columns,  pages 
65  to  81. 

First  week,  assign  lessons  thus:  Monday  to  Thursday,  new  words,  pages  65  to  72 
inclusive.     Friday,  words  missed  four  preceding  days. 

Second  week,  assign  lessons  thus:  Monday  to  Thursday,  new  words,  pages  73  to  80 
inclusive.     Friday,  words  missed  four  preceding  days. 

To  teachers:  See  note,  page  xxi. 


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GRADE  sB:   FIRST  WEEK 

4  B — Review 

island 

breathe 

engineer 

Monday — "Governor"  is  derived  from  "govern."     It  has  the  suffix 
'or."     "Govern"  is  the  root  word  and  "governor"  the  derivative. 


5  B — New  Words 

4  A — Revie 

ac'cent 

petal 

clum  sy 

major 

gov  er  nor 

throne 

im  ag  ine 

ease 

globe 

li  bra  ri  an 

gown 

whistle 

en  ter  tain 

postage 

instead 

Tuesday — "Postage"    is   derived   from    "post."     It   has  the   suffix 
age."     "Post"  is  the  root  word  and  "postage"  the  derivative. 


vary 

exact 

brief 

of  fi  cer 

waiter 

seldom 

dan  ger  ous 

earnest 

knowledge 

Wednesday — Copy  the  words  you  can  spell  without  study ;  then  copy 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 

so  ci  e  ty  witty  freight 

par  a  sol'  model  fortune 

cu  ri  ous  lonesome  direction 

Thursday — Copy  the  words  having  more  than  one  syllable,  separating 
syllables,  and  placing  accent  marks.     Use  dictionary  when  necessary. 

swol  len  acre  dense 

gen  er  ous  locate  foreign 

spec  ta  cle  ceiling  sandwich 

Friday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in  the 
lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 

To  pupils:   See  ''  Directions  for  the  Study  of  Spelling,'"  page  xx. 

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GRADE  sB:   SECOND  WEEK 
4  A — Review 

trial 


5  B — New  Words 

bleak 
fraud 
crea  ture 

Monday — Copy  the  words  you  need  to  study.     Underline  the  hardest 
letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 


nature 
harvest 


4  B — Review 

doubt 

lawyer 

pleasiire 


joist  bait  depot 

fluid  prefer  harbor 

safe  ty  murmur  honesty 

If  a  root  word, 

error  kernel 

magnet  medicine 

gloomy  temperate 

Wednesday — Has  "gloomy"  a  suffix?     Has  any  other  word  in  the 
lesson  a  suffix  ?     What  is  a  suffix  ?     Tell  your  teacher. 


Tuesday — Is  "prefer"  a  root  word  or  a  derivative? 
form  and  spell  several  derivatives  from  it. 


pur  sue 
at  tract 
f  o  li  age 


re  spect 

injure 

during 

hes  i  tate 

advise 

buckle 

com  mit  tee 

bundle 

president 

Thursday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words  in 
this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 


VOW  el 
in  i  tial 
vac  ci  nate 


deal 

solid 

midst 


grief 

toward 

attempt 


Friday — Find  any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  these  letters. 
To  teachers:  See  "Hotv  to  Direct  the  Study  of  S pelting,''  page  xx. 


THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER  ^t, 


GRADE  sB:  THIRD  WEEK 

5  B — New  Words 

4  A — Review 

4B RkX  IKW 

den  tal 

loose 

raisin 

cen  tu  ry 

forge 

hist6r}' 

ad  van  tage 

soldier 

increase 

Monday — Copy   this   lesson,   writing   the   hardest   word   first,   next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 

help  ful  organ  cdnoe 

mu  si  cian  benefit  eastern 

ter  ri  to  ry  balance  passenger 

Tuesday — Has  "musician"  a  suffix  ?     If  so,  pronounce  and  spell  the 
suffix.     Spell  the  root  word. 

quote  facing  enough 

as  cend  scarlet  ditches 

con'test  subject  frequent 

Wednesday — Study    thus:  Look   at   a    word;  get    its   picture;  close 
eyes;  hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 

in  va  lid  favor  fierce 

in  tel  li  gent  walnut  studied 

ma  chin  er  y  *  occupy  whether 

Thursday — "Studied"  has  the  suffix  "ed."      What  is  the  root  word? 
How  was  the  root  changed  when  suffix  was  added? 

whol  ly  region  Idle 

jour  nal  pointer  oyster 

an  cient  shelves  pigeon 

Friday — Copy 'all    accented   syllables    having    long   vowel    sounds; 
short  vowel  sounds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 

To  teachers:     See  ''Phonic  Chart,''  page  xxxii. 


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sB — New  Words 


GRADE  5B:   FOURTH  WEEK 
4  A — Review 

scar 


4  B — Review 


de  part  scar  rems 

positive  impure  cipher 

div  i  dend  magazine       '  neither 

'  Monday — Study  the  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard 
word;  get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare 
picture  with  copy. 


union 
se  lect 


appoint 

industry 

wholesome 


lettuce 

mountain 

wholesale 


nee  es  sa  ry 

Tuesday — Arrange    these    words    alphabetically    with    reference    to 
the  first  letters;  also,  with  reference  to  the  first  two  letters. 


vie  tor 
f  am  ine 


eager 
effect 


re  li  gion  insect 

Wednesday — Is  "victor  "  a  root  word  or  a  derivative? 
form,  and  spell,  several  derivatives  from  it. 


stitch 

receive 

courage 

If  a  root  word, 


jelly 
sol  emn 


defeat 

publish 

farewell 


rescue 
trouble 
prog  ress  tarewell  southern 

Thursday — "Southern"  has  the  suffix  "ern."     Pronounce  and  spell 
Is  it  pronounced  the  same  a%  with  suffix  ? 


the  root  word. 


Monthly  Review 


Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in 
the  left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write 
a  list  of  the  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and 
study  until  you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

Improve  your  ability  to  use  the  dictionary  by  (i)  reviewing  the 
alphabet  occasionally;  (2)  telling  the  location  of  certain  letters  in  the 
alphabet,  as  "d"  is  nearer  the  first  of  the  alphabet  than  "k,"  "t"  is 
nearer  the  close  than  "p";  (3)  reviewing  diacritical  markings  occa- 
sionally; (4)  looking  up  the  meaning  of  one  word  daily^ 

Carry  to  future  reviews  words  misspelled  in  each  monthly  review. 

To  teachers:   See  ''Phonetic  Words,''  page  xxiv. 


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GRADE  sB:   FIFTH  WEEK 

5  B — New  Words 

4  A — Review 

4  B — Review 

in  dex 

station 

dmuse 

sal  ad 

comfort 

breath 

mus  lin 

twilight 

shipvvTeck 

Monday — "Comfort"  is  a  root  word.      By  adding  the  prefix  "dis" 
we  forrn  the  derivative  "discomfort."     Spell  it. 

f ea  ture  nephew  coarse 

fash  ion  prepare  escape 

in  struct  immense  .  moment 

Tuesday — "Fashion"  is  a  root  word.     By  suffixing  "able,"  we  form 
the  derivative  "fashionable."     Tell  the  meaning  of  the  suffix  "able." 

text  bail  ,  gorge 

reg  u  lar  coin  jiggle 

rec  og  nize  zero  capital 

Wednesday — Copy  the  words  you  can  spell  without  study;  then  copy 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 

wis  dom  gypsy  search 

el  e  gant  garment  canary 

con  ceal  hammiock  quarrel 

Thursday — Copy  the  words  having  more  than  one  syllable,  separating 
syllables,  and  placing  accent  marks.     Use  dictionary  when  necessary. 

pier  idea  timid 

scene  polar  except 

o  be  di  ent  luncheon  "     *    important 

Friday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in  the 
lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 

To  pupils:    See  "  Directions  for  the  Study  of  Spelling,"  page  xx. 


86  THE   AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  sB:   SIXTH  WEEK 
5B—Xk\v  Words  4  A — Review  4B — Review 

type  icicle  sacred 

scream  pledge  prayer 

jus  tice  innocent  chimney 

Monday — Copy  the  words  you  need  to  study.     Underline  the  hardest 
letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

knead  choir  bluffs 

col  lect'  satisfy  signal 

in  de  pend  ent  practice  c6coon 

Tuesday — If  we  add  the  suffix  "ed"  to  the  word  "signal,"  must  we 
change  the  spelling  of  this  root?     Consult  dictionary. 

score  fringe  '       cedar 

di  a  ry  college  vapor 

in  tro  duce  similar  parcel 

Wednesday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words 
in  this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 

com  et  harness  source 

pros  per  heedless  squirrel 

al  ma  nac  mischief  America 

Thursday — Is     "heedless"    a    root    word    or    a   derivative?     If  a 
derivative,  spell  the  root. 

yolk  witch  cozy 

um  pire  laughter  piano 

nerv  ous  strength  boast 

Friday — Find  any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  these  letters. 

To  teachers:     See  ''How  to  Direct  the  Study  of  Spelling,''  page  xx. 


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GRADE 

5B:   SEVENTH 

WEEK 

5  B — New  Words 

4  A — Review 

4  B — Review 

stanza 

blade 

weary 

wrap  per 

borrow 

author 

phy  si  cian 

warrior 

summit 

Monday — If  we  add  the  suffix  "ed"  to  the  root  "weary,"  must  we 
change  the  spelling  of  this  root  ?     Consult  dictionar3^ 


jun  ior 

echo 

action 

ac  cept 

repair 

p61ice 

vol  ca  no 

mosquito 

curtain 

Tuesday — Copy  this  lesson,  writing  the  hardest  word  first,  next  hard- 
est second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 

swamp  unfair  valley 

li  cense  enem}^  against 

cash  ier  prairie  captain 

Wednesday — Study   thus:  Look   at   a   word;  get   its   picture;  close 
eyes;  hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 

ruf  fie  ticket  silence 

ig  no  rant  crimson  dentist 

con  ti  nent  neighbor  carriage 

Thursday — Is  "neighbor"  a  root  word  or  a  derivative?     If  a  root 
word,  form,  and  spell,  several  derivatives  from  it. 

lim  it  minor  basin 

mortal       •  onion  destroy 

vol  ume  handkerchief  bargain 

Friday — Copy   all    accented   syllables   having   long   vowel   sounds; 
short  vowel  sounds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 

To  teachers:     See  "  Words  Frequently  Misspelled  When 
Writing,''  page  xxii. 


88  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


GRADE  sB:  EIGHTH 

WEEK, 

5  B — New  Words 

4  A — Review 

4B — Review 

as  sist 

appear 

beyond 

shield 

advice 

pastor 

sher  iff 

-e:eneral 

address 

Monday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word ; 
get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare  picture 
with  copy. 

par  al  lei  though  sponge 

de  crease  further  climate 

fra  grance  excellent  disturb 

Tuesday — "Excellent"  is  a  derivative,  A  suffix  has  been  added  to 
the  root.     Spell  the  suffix.     Was  spelling  of  root  changed? 

ru  in  attic  daisy 

flo  rist  occur  clever 

a  gree  a  ble  irrigate  geography 

Wednesday — Has  "agreeable"  a  suffix  or  a  prefix?  If  so,  pronounce 
and  spell  suffix  or  prefix.     Have  you  used  it  before? 

leg  end  tally  pasture 

dil  i  gent  wizard  control 

min  is  ter  pantry  shepherd 

Thursday — Note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column. 
Copy  words,  if  any,  in  other  columns  having  same  vowel  sounds. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  list 
of  the  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study 
until  you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

Define  a  "root"  word;  a  "derivative"  word;  a  "suffix";  a  "prefix." 
Do  you  always  know  a  derivative  word  when  you  see  one? 

At  the  close  of  each  day's  lesson  copy  into  a  notebook  the  words  you 
have  misspelled.  Take  notebook  home  every  Friday,  and  ask  your 
parents  to  help  you  study  and  hear  you  spell  the  words  in  it. 

To  pupils:   Sec  ''  Things  for  Pupils  to  Remember,'^  page  v. 


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89 


GRADE  sB:   NINTH  WEEK 

sB — New  Words 

4  A — Review 

4  B — Review 

worse 

fruitful 

sir/^p 

cau  tion 

blizzard 

central 

ap  prove 

stomach 

kindness 

Monday — Has  "fruitful"  a  prefix  or  a  suffix? 
Form  other  derivatives  from  the  same  root. 

If  so,  it  has  a  root. 

tai lor 

bicycle 

block 

ce  ment 

exhibit 

sHver 

an  nounce 

famous 

avenue 

Tuesday — "Famous"  has  the  suffix  "ous."     Can  you  spell  the  root? 
Has  this  suffix  occurred  before?     If  so,  in  what  word? 


sprain 

feeble 

news 

punc  tu  al 

bureau 

tardy 

ex  cur  sion 

equator 

stable 

Wednesday — Copy  the  words  you  can  spell  without  study;  then  copy 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 


jew  el 
auc  tion 
f oun  tain 


squaw 

charity 

awkward 


cheap 

upward 

separate 


Thursday — Copy  the  words  having  more  than  one  syllable,  separating 
syllables,  and  placing  accent  marks.     Use  dictionary  when  necessary. 


be  lief 
squall 
nug  get 


ankle 

examine 

hardware 


sirjgle 
umbrella 
coz^rageows 


Friday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in  the 
lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 

To  teachers:  See  "The  Use  of  the  Dictionary,"  page  xviii. 


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5  B — ^New  Words 

4  A — Review 

4  B — Review 

reign 

apply 

terribly 

ac  cuse 

sincere 

succeed 

sau  sage 

anxious 

conduct 

Monday — Copy  the  words  you  need  to  study.     Underline  the  hardest 
letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

prof  it  current  taught 

tor  rid  courtesy  bottom 

med  i  cal  cupboard  tributary 

Tuesday — In  "profit,"  "t"  is  the  final  consonant.     If  we  add  the 
suJB&x  *'ed"  must  w^  double  final  consonant?     Consult  dictionary. 

post  al  erect  trade 

o  pin  ion  compass  stirr^^p 

fragrant  cleanliness  hospital 

Wednesday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words  in 
this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 

buoy  fasten  shoot 

hostile  creamery  muscle 

sur  round  carpenter  caterpillar 

Thursday — Has  "creamery"  a  suffix  or  a  prefix?     If  so,  pronounce 
and  spell  root.     Find  another  suffix  in  this  lesson. 


cit  i  zen 

bashful 

tidy 

con  tin  ue 

,     cushion 

useful 

in  ter  rupt 

conquer 

request 

Friday — Find  any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  tlicse  letters. 


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GRADE 

5B:   ELEVENTH 

WEEK 

5B — ^Ne-w  Words 

4  A — Review 

4  B — Review 

zone 

gable 

check 

breadth 

dismiss 

expect 

pur  pose 

educate 

mentior? 

Monday — Copy   this  lesson,   writing   the   hardest   word   first,    next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 


sketch 

prow 

knob 

quar  ry 

brood 

p6sition 

im  pa  tient 

discover 

forehead 

Tuesday — "Impatient"  has  the  prefix  "im."  Tell  the  difference 
in  meaning  between  the  root  and  this  derivative.  What  does  "im" 
mean? 

dreary  cause  .  certain 

pro  ceed  arrange  welfare 

prov  erb  appetite  consent 

Wednesday — Study  thus:  Look  at  a  word;  get  its  picture;  close 
eyes;  hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 


rec'ord 

panel 

truly 

cus  torn 

freedom 

queer 

grate  f ul 

elephant 

chestnut 

Thursday — Has  "truly"  a  prefix  or  a  suffix?     If  so,  pronounce  and 
spell  root.     Form  another  derivative  from  this  root. 

ju  r}^  biscuit  slice 

iia  vor  accident  button 

op  po  site  earthquake  vegetable 

Friday — Copy  all  accented  syllables  having  long  vowel  sounds;  skort 
vowel  sounds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 


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5B — New  Words  4  A — Review  4B — Review 

u  nite  expense  leatiier 

con'flict  complete  scamper 

ap  pear  ance  certainly  whirlpool 

Monday — "Appearance "  has  the  suffix  "ance."  Note  spelling.  Find 
another  word  on  this  page  to  whose  root  you  might  add  this  same  suffix. 

re  suit  doughnut  army 

sen  si  ble  elsewhere  cough 

mys  ter  y  acquainted  handful 

Tuesday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word; 
get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare  picture 
with  copy. 


rem  e  dv 

absence 

rinse 

de  ceive 

* 
difficult 

wonder 

com  rade 

calendar  - 

vineear 

Wednesday — Arrange  these  words  alphabetically  with  reference  to 
the  first  letters;  also,  with  reference  to  the  first  two  letters. 

af  ford  factor  yoke 

hum  ble  business        '  chorals 

guard  i  an  mucilage  moisture 

Thursday — Is  "business"  a  root  word  or  a  derivative?  If  a  deriva- 
tive, spell  the  root. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a 
list  of  the  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study 
until  you  can  speU  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

Once  a  week,  oftener  if  necessary,  turn  to  the  phonic  chart  on 
page  xxxii  and  spend  a  few  minutes  following  directions  there  given 
for  phonic  drill.  If  you  find  this  drill  difficult,  you  should  devote 
extra  time  to  it. 

Carry  to  future  reviews  words  misspelled  in  each  monthly  review. 


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GRADE  5B:   THIRTEENTH  WEEK 
5B— New  Words  4  A — Review  4B — Review 

hardy  trough  plain 

an  nu  al  speech  dawn 

be  hav  ior  Pacific  banner 

Monday — Has  "behavior"  a  suffix  or  a  prefix?     If  so,  pronounce  and 
spell  the  suffix  or  prefix.     Spell  the  root. 


height 

group 

# 

deck 

ver  ti  cal 

rejoice 

whale 

as  ton  ish 

shallow 

finally 

Tuesday — Copy  the  words  you  can  spell  without  study;  then  copy 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 


view 

castle 

knot 

car  a  van 

Dutch 

eff6rt 

dis  ap  point 

pattern 

salary 

Wednesday — If  we  add  the  suffix  "ed"  to  the  word  "disappoint," 
do  we  double  the  final  consonant?     Consult  the  dictionary, 

ax  le  laundry  fame 

di  vis  i  ble  properly  siipply 

mul  ti  pli  ca  tion        pumpkin  daylight 

Thursday — Copy  the  words  having  more  than  one  syllable,  separating 
syllables,  and  placing  accent  marks.     Use  dictionary  when  necessary. 

di  a  gram  eraser  deaf 

con  tra  ry  lemonade  earliest 

com  pan  ion  hurricane  happiness 

Friday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in  the 
lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 


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GRADE  sB:   FOURTEENTH  WEEK 
5  B — New  Words  4  A — Review  4  B — Ricvtsrw 


ur  chin 

vacant 

debt 

nu  mer  al 

peddler 

dairy 

per  mis  sion 

vineyard 

kettle 

Monday — Has  "permission"  a  suffix  or  a  prefix?     If  so,  pronounce 
and  spell  the  suffix  or  prefix.     Spell  the  root  word. 


sys  tern 

•        relief 

crawl 

im  i  tate 

wreck 

balloon 

nui  sance 

service 

backward 

Tuesday — Copy  the  words  you  need  to  study.     Underline  the  hard- 
est letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

oblong  value  range 

morsel  noble  contain 

cir  cu  lar  surgeon  statement 

Wednesday — Is  "value "  a  root  word  or  a  derivative?     If  a  root  word, 
form  and  spell  several  derivatives. 


wealth 

aisle 

gem 

chair  man 

total 

public 

ac  quaint  ance 

purchase 

willing 

Thursday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words  it| 
this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 

pal  ace  .  valise  person 

drowsy  patient  manner 

no  bod  y  isthmus  anything 

Friday— Yindi  any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  these  letters. 


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GRADE  sB:   FIFTEENTH  WEEK 


5B — New  Words 

4  A — Review 

4  B — Review 

vis  i  tor 

firm 

acorn 

stu  dent 

poetry 

manage 

min  er  al 

envelope 

private 

Monday — "Poetry"  is  derived  from  "poet."     "Poet"  is  the  root 
word«  and  "poetry  "  the  derivative  word.    "  Poetry  "  has  the  suffix  "ry." 


ped  al 

yeast 

worth 

dis  play 

crutch 

report 

ath  let  ic 

merrily 

hatchet 

Tuesday — "Merrily"    is   a   derivative    containing    the    suffix    "ly." 
Spell  the  root.     How  was  it  changed  when  adding  suffix? 


af  fair 

quail 

arctic 

f ul  fill 

memory 

aboard 

nim  ble 

relatives 

bandage 

Wednesday — Copy  this  lesson,  writing  the  hardest  word  first,  laext 
hardest  second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 


gleam 

credit 

able 

dis  tance 

tunnel 

finish 

im  me  di  ate 

furniture 

dainty 

Thursday — Study  thus:    Look  at  a  word;  get  its  picture;  close  eyes; 
hold  picture  in  mind ;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 


tas  sel 
pov  er  ty 
hard  ship 


'  frolic 
blockade 
alphabet 


allow 

parade 

daybreak 


Friday — Copy  all  accented  syllables  having  long  vowel  sounds;  short 
vowel  sounds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 


clover 

plow 

tornado 

carnal 

brakeman 

desire 

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GRADE  5  B:   SIXTEENTH  WEEK 
5B — New  WoRiJS  4  A — Review  4B — Review 

a  dult  perish  faith 

ru  ral  nostril  barber 

weap  on  commence  cabbage 

Monday — By  adding  the  suffix  "ful"  to  the  root  "faith,"  we  form 
"faithful";  by  adding  the  suffix  "less"  we  form  "faithless." 

es'say 
frig  id 
re  al  ly 

Tuesday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word ; 
get  picture  of  it ;  close  eyes ;  hold  picture ;  open  eyes ;  compare  picture 
with  copy. 

seize  plague  wharf 

liq  uid  plateau  lecture 

pho  to  graph  druggist  basement 

Wednesday — "Seize"  is  a  root  word.  Form  as  many  derivatives  as 
you  can,  using  this  root.     Spell  these  derivatives. 

sub  urb  bruise  elbow 

dis  ease  worthy  barrel 

op  er  ate  process  backbone 

Thursday — Arrange  these  words  alphabetically  with  reference  to  the 
first  letters;  also,  with  reference  to  the  first  two  letters. 

Monthly  Review 
Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages. 

Half-Yearly  Review 

To  teachers:     For  two  weeks  review  words  in  left-hand  columns,  pages  81  to  97. 

First  week,  assign  lessons  thus:  Monday  to  Thursday,  new  words,  pages  81  to  88 
inclusive.     Friday,  words  missed  four  preceding  days. 

Second  week,  assign  lessons  thus:  Monday  to  Thursday,  new  words,  pages  80  to 
96  inclusive.     Friday,  words  missed  four  preceding  days. 

To  teachers:  See  note,  page  xxi. 


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GRADE  sA:   FIRST  WEEK 
5  A — New  Words  5B — Review  4  A — Review 

keel  fluid  acre 

a  bode  helpful  throne 

de  cent  religion  nat^e 

Monday — Copy  the  words  you  can  spell  without  study;  then  copy 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 

ton  ic  attract  midst 

fire  place  century  advise 

con  quer  or  necessary  ceiling 

Tuesday — Copy  the  words  having  more  than  one  syllable,  separating 
syllables,  and  placing  accent  marks.     Use  dictionary  when  necessary. 

em  blem  jelly  loose 

wor  ship  depart  facing 

gar  bage  committee  walnftt 

Wednesday — Is  "depart"  a  root  word  or  a  derivative?     If  a  root, 
form  and  spell  three  derivatives;  if  a  derivative,  spell  root. 

a  broad  swollen  prefer 

glimpse  progress  benefit 

sud  den  ly  intelligent  magnet 

Thursday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in  the 
lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 

sieve  victor  scar 

in  stant  wholly  lonesome 

cy  clone  generous  magazine 

Friday — Use  the  word  "victor"  as  the  root  word,  and  try  to  form 
two  derivatives  from  it.     Spell  them. 

To  pupils:   See  " Directions  for  the  Study  of  Spelling,"  page  xx. 


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5  A — New  Words 

keen 
grieve 
stock  ing 


GRADE  sA:   SECOND  WEEK 
5  B — Review 


dividend 
spectacle 
advantage 


4  A — Review 

deal 

publish 

Mrew^ll 


Monday — "Advantage"  is  derived  from  "vantage."  "Vantage"  is 
the  root  word,  and  ' '  advantage ' '  the  derivative.  ' '  Advantage ' '  has  the 
prefix  "ad." 


image 
re  sign 
mix  ture 


quote 

accent 

vaccinate 


witty 
petal 
occtipy 


Tuesday — If  we  add  the  suffix  "ed"  to  "occupy,"  how  do  we  spell 
the  derivative  thus  formed?     Consult  dictionary. 


legal 
OS  trich 
per  form 


bleak 

foliage 

entertain 


model 
defeat 
injure 


Wednesday — Copy  vvords  you  need  to  study.    Underiine  hardest  letter 
or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 


adapt 
rid  die 
raod  ern 

Thursday- 
this  lesson. 

no  ti  fy 
sug  gest 
el  e  ment 


safety 
officer 
contest 


bait 

earnest 

postage 


-Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words  in 
Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 


dental 

ancient 

governor 


trial 

effect 

scarlet 


Friday — Find  any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  these  letters. 

To  teachers:   See  "How  to  Direct  the  Study  of  Spelling,"  page  xx. 


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GRADE  5 A:    THIRD  WEEK 

5  A — New  Words 

5  B — Review 

4  A — Review 

vi  0  lin 

vary 

forge 

tur  nip 

positive 

shelves 

in  fan  cy 

musician 

pointer 

Monday — "Infancy"   is  derived  from   "infant."     "Infant"  is   the 
root  word  and  "infancy  "  the  derivative.    "  Infancy  "  has  the  sufhx  "cy." 


squad 

invalid 

w        w       ^ 

exact 

shin  gle 

hesitate 

waiter 

prob  lem 

creature 

balance 

Tuesday — Copy   this  lesson,   writing  the   hardest   word  first,   next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 

cleanse  joist  eager 

re  solve  ascend  locate 

north  ern  society  region 

Wednesday — Has  the  word  "northern"  a  sufhx  or  a  prefix?     Do  you 
remember  studying  about  the  word  "southern"?     See  page  84. 


scour 

vowel 

major 

meth  od 

journal 

soldier 

bou  quet 

imagine 

murmwr 

Thursday — Study  thus:    Look  at  a  word;  get  its  picture;  close  eyes; 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 

germ  select  gown 

ex  cite  parasol  insect 

mov  a  ble  machinery  wholesome 

Friday — Copy   all   accented    syllables   having   long   vowel    sounds; 
short  vowel  sounds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 
To  teachers:   See  "Phonic  Chart,^'  page  xxxii. 


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GRADE  5  A:   FOURTH  WEEK 


5  A — Mev,-  Words 

S  B — Review 

4  A — Review 

court 

fraud 

solid 

pan  ic 

famine 

favor 

mag  ic 

librarian 

gloomy 

Monday — ' 
suffix  "y." 

'Gloomy"    contains   the   root 
Think  of  another  word  where 

word    ' '  gloom ' '    and 
"y"  forms  the  suffix. 

canal 

pursue 

error 

gey  ser 

solemn 

bundle 

ju  ve  nile 

dangerous 

impure 

Tuesday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word; 
get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare  picture 
with  copy. 

tri  fie  initial  organ 

sav  age  respect  appoint 

de  light  curious  industry 

Wednesday — Find  a  root  word  in  this  lesson  to  which  you  can  add  the 
suffix  '"able";  the  suffix  "ing";  the  prefix  "dis." 

rel  ic  union  ease 

pi  lot  clumsy  subject 

section  territory  harvest 

Thursday — Note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column. 
Copy  words,  if  any,  in  other  columns  having  same  vowel  sounds. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  list 
of  the  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study 
until  you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

Occasionally,  after  studying  a  spelling  lesson,  test  yourself  before 
recitation  as  follows:  Look  at  book;  copy  first  letter  of  each  word; 
close  book;  try  to  complete  each  word  in  writing. 

Keep  a  copy  of,  and  study,  every  word  you  misspell  in  daily 
spelling  lessons  and  in  written  compositions. 

Carry  to  future  reviews  words  misspelled  in  each  monthly  review. 
To   teachers:   See    ** Phonetic    Words,''    page   xxir. 


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roi 


5  A — New  Words 

nat  u  ral 
mam  moth 
a  bun  dance 


GRADE  sA;  FIFTH  WEEK- 
sB— PEV/E\y 

shield 

fashion 

independent 


college 

luncheon 

inn6cmt 


Monday — "Independent"    has   the    root    word    "depend."     Notice 
that  this  derivative  has  both  the  prefix  "in"  ahd  the  suffix  "ent." 


finery 
stu  pid 
ab  rupt 


text 

wrapper 

agreeable 


ticket 

appear 

warrior 


Tuesday — "Abrupt"  may  be  used  as  the  root  word  for  at  least  two 
derivatives.     Can  you  think  of  and  spell  them? 


wage 

index 

coin 

ga  rage 

umpire 

icicle 

en  er  gy 

continent 

practice 

Wednesday — Copy  the  words  you  can  spell  without  study;  th  ri  copy 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 


tempt 
tav  ern 
land  scape 


score 
scene 
accept 


idea 
advice 
handkerchief 


Thursday — Copy  the  words  having  more  than  one  syllable,  separating 
syllables,  and  placing  accent  marks.     Use  dictionary  when  necessary. 


ma  rine 
schdl  ar 
im  pos  si  ble 


legend 
license 
scream 


repair 

harness 

mosquito 


Friday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in  the 
lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 

To  pupils:   See  ^'Directions  for  the  Study  of  Spelling,''   page  xx. 


I02  ,THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

_.GR,A.DE.5A.:   SIXTH  WEEK 
5  A — Ne>v^W9RD3  jjB— Review  4  A — Review 

ref  uge  cashier  blade 

con  ceit  instruct  enemy 

prep  a  ra  tion  parallel  hammock 

Monday — "Cashier"  has  a  suffix.     Tell  what  it  is,  and  spell  root. 
Have  you  had  a  word  with  the  same  suffix? 

cal  i  CO  florist  unfair 

sen  try  conceal  though 

de  clare  physician  neighbor 

Tuesday — Copy  words  you  need  to  study.      Underline  hardest  letter 
or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

o  blige 
pa  tron 
gla  cier 

Wednesday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words  in 
this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 

com  ic  assist  wizard 

falsehood  knead  .       irrigate 

par  tic  u  lar  obedient  strength 

Thursday — Find  any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  these  letters. 

gim  let  type  satisfy 

ab  surd  prosper  nephew 

bound  a  ry  volcano  excellmt 

Friday — Has  "boundary"  a  suffix  or  a  prefix?     If  so,  pronounce  and 
spell  the  suffix  or  prefix.     Spell  the  whole  word. 

To  teachers:   See  ''How  to  Direct  the  Study  of  Spelling,''  page  xx. 


salad 

echo 

volume 

crimson 

minister 

twiKght 

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GRADE  5  A:   SEVENTH  WEEK 
5  A — New  Words  sB — Review  4  A — Review 

cavity  yolk  gypsy 

of  fared  junior  further 

ex  plode  regular  comfort 

Monday — Copy  this  lesson,  writing  the  hardest  word  first,  next  hard- 
est second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 


gen  ius 

limit 

zero 

ar  ter  y 

stanza 

occur 

pre  mi  um 

elegant 

mischief 

muslin 

tally 

decrease 

station 

introduce 

prairie 

Tuesday — Study  thus:   Look  at  a  word;  get  its  picture;  close  eyes; 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 

ca  det 
avoid 
for  feit 

Wednesday — Form  three  derivatives,  using  the  word  "forfeit"  as  the 
root.     Spell  these  derivatives.     Consult  dictionary,  if  necessary. 

choir 

similar 

garment 

Thursday — Copy  all  accented  syllables  having  long  vowel  sounds; 
short  vowel   sounds;  neither  long   nor  short   vowel   sounds. 


bea  con 

pier 

per  suade 

ruin 

me  chan  ic 

comet 

rogue 

ruffle 

attic 

cy  press 

justice 

polar 

ter  ri  ble 

diligent 

pantry 

Friday — There  is  a  word  in  this  lesson  to  which  the  suffix  "ish" 
may  be  added.     Find  it  and  write  the  derivative. 
To  teachers:  See  ^^  Words  Freqtiently  Misspelled  When  Writing,"  page  xxii. 


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WEEK 

5  A — New  Words                            sB — Review 

4  A — Review 

Strug  gle                     swamp 

pledge 

dec  i  mal                      nervous 

borrow 

em  per  or                     recognize 

Monday — Is  "borrow"  a  root  word  or  a 
form,  and  spell,  several  derivatives  from 

derivative? 
it. 

heedless 

If  a  root  word, 

im  pulse                       mortal 

witch 

ging  ham                     wisdom 

fringe 

treas  ures                    f  rag:rance 

immense 

Tuesday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word; 
get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare  picture 
with  copy. 

f  au  cet  sheriff  bail 

mo  las  ses  feature  onion 

val  u  a  ble  almanac  general 

Wednesday^^'WaXmLhle''  is  a  derivative.  If  we  add  to  "value,"  the 
suffix  "less,"  instead  of  "able,"  how  is  the  meaning  changed? 

kin  die  diary  minor 

kennel  collect  prepare 

in  flu  ence  ignorant  laughter 

Thursday — Arrange  these  words  alphabetically  with  reference  to  the 
first  letters;  also,  with  reference  to  the  first  two  letters. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  list 
of  the  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study 
until  you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

When  spelling  orally,  always  pronounce  words  before  spelling  them, 
not  after,  pausing  between  syllables  in  words  of  more  than  one  syllable. 

After  studying  spelling  lessons  you  must  remember  them  imtil  the 
next  day,  when  you  are  tested  on  them.  What  do  you  do  with  words 
misspelled  in  tests?     See  page  xvi  for  "Correction  of  Errors." 

In  passing  spelling  blanks  and  pencils  before  tests,  be  quick  but  quiet. 
To  pupils:     See  "  Things  for  Pupils  to  Remember,'"  page  v. 


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5 A — New  Words 

5  B — Review 

4  A — Review 

cargo 

squall 

brood 

fif  ti  eth 

citizen 

■  dismiss 

poul  tice 

medical 

stomach 

Monday — Copy  the  words  you  can  spell  without  study;  then  eopy 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 

con  cem  .   sketch  fasten 

be  seech  fragrant  bashful 

u  ni  form  announce  '     discover 

Tuesday — Write  another  word  having  the  same  suffix  as  the  one 
found  in  "fasten."     This  should  not  be  diffictdt. 

ice  berg  humble  agxioz/s 

cam  er  a  proverb  arrange 

thorough  sausage  earthquake 

Wednesday — Copy  the  words  having  more  than  one  syllable,  sep- 
arating syllables,  and  placing  accent  marks.     Consult  dictionary. 


huge 

worse 

fruitful 

se  vere 

flavor 

compass 

of  f  ense 

impatient 

mucilage 

Thursday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  s^^lable  in  the 
lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 

din  gy  buoy  sincere 

ar  ti  cle  mystery  currmt 

kin  dred  fountain  accident 

Friday — "Mystery"  is  a  root  word.     Form,  and  spell,  a  derivative 
from  it.     Tell  how  you  formed  this  derivative. 

To  teachers:  See  "  The  Use  of  the  Dictionary,"  page  xviii. 


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GRADE  5  A:  TENTH  WEEK 
5  A — New  Words  5B — Review  4  A — Review 

bur  den  zone  gable 

no  ta  ry  cement  f  amo7is 

bril  liant  interrupt  calmddr 

Monday — Copy  the  words  you  need  to  study.     Underline  the  hardest 
letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

title  nugget  ^rect 

skein  quarry  cause 

virtue  '  opinion  cleanliness 

Tuesday — "Cleanliness"  is  a  derivative  word.     Pronounce  and  spell 
the  root.     Form  another  derivative  from  the  same  root.     Spell  it. 

ar  gue  accuse  freedom 

re  cent  dreary  conquer 

oc  cu  pant  remedy  elephant 

Wednesday — Find  a  word  on  page  100  that  means  about  the  same  as 
"dreary."     Any  similarity  in  formation  of  these  words? 


pul  let 

caution 

prow- 

mis  sion 

deceive 

biscuit 

em  er  aid 

opposite 

charity 

Thursday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words  in 
this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 


u  ten  sil 

jewel 

bureau 

faith  f  ul 

custom 

^quatJr 

in  stance 

conflict 

courtesy 

Friday — Find  any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  these  letters. 


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GRADE  5  A:  ELEVENTH  WEEK 

5  A — New  Words  sB — Review  4  A — Review 

roy  al  sprain  appetite 

hon  or  hostile  cupboard 

en  tire  grateful  elsewhere 

Monday — Is  "entire"  a  root  word  or  a  derivative?  If  a  root,  form 
a  derivative  and  spell  it. 


heir 

reign 

ar)kle 

fright  ened 

postal 

exhibit 

in  vi  ta  tion 

appearance 

expens( 

Tuesday — Copy  this  lesson,  v^^riting  the  hardest  word  first,  next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 

million  -    profit  feeble 

com  mit  breadth  business 

pro  nounce  continue  certainly 

Wednesday — In  "commit,"  "t"  is  the  final  consonant.  When  suffix 
"ed"  is  added,  is  final  consonant  doubled?  Consult  dictionary,  if 
necessary. 

re  gret  j^^y  blizzard 

char  ter  approve  complete 

convent  comrade  creamery 

Thursday — Study  thus:  Look  at  a  word;  get  its  picture;  close  eyes; 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 


cable 

unite 

factor 

ul ster 

auction 

difficult 

swel  ter 

guardian 

carpmter 

Friday  —Copy   all    accented   syllables   having    long   vowel    sounds; 
short  vowel  sovinds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 


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GRADE 

5  A:   TWELFTH  WEEK 

sK — New  Words 

5  B — Review 

4  A — R.EVtEW 

li  a  ble 

result 

panel 

war  rant 

torrid 

cushion 

tri  umph  punctual  acquainted 

Monday — Can  you  find  words  in  this  lesson  to  which  you  might  add 
the  suffix  "ant"?     Consult  dictionary,  if  necessary. 

mere  ly  record  bicycle 

stew  ard  surround  edticate 

char  coal  excursion  examine 

Tuesday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word ; 
get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare  picture 
with  copy. 

havoc  belief  '  squaw 

or  i  gin  afford  awkward 

tran  som  proceed  doughnut 

Wednesday — Note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column. 
Copy  words,  if  any,  in  other  columns  having  same  vowel  sounds. 

ravel  tailor  apply 

rem  nant  purpose  absmce 

cam  phor  sensible  hardware 

Thursday — ^When  the  suffix  "ed"  is  added  to  the  word  "apply,"  is 
the  spelling  of  this  word  changed?     See  dictionary. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  list 
of  the  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study 
until  you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

Ey  this  time  you  know  the  four  kinds  of  spelling  exercises:  Super- 
vised study,  in  which  the  teacher  directs  pupils;  independent  study 
by  pupils,  during  which  each  tries  to  do  his  best  thinking;  the  test  of 
the  lesson,  which  is  a  short,  brisk  exercise;  and  the  correction  of  errors. 

Carry  to  future  reviews  words  misspelled  in  each  monthly  review. 


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GRADE  5  A:   THIRTEENTH  WEEK 
5  A — New  Words  5B — Review  4  A — Review 

for  ti  f y  view  worthy 

man  tel  nimble  shallow 

vict  uals  astonish  lemonade 

Monday — Copy  the  vv-ords  you  can  spell  without  study;  then  copy 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 

re  ceipt  seize  aisle 

her  o  ine  divisible  castle 

pre  vi  ous  chairman  menily 

Tuesday — Is  "heroine"  a  root  word  or  a  derivative?  If  a  derivative, 
spell  the  root. 

treaty  tassel  credit 

cur  few  liquid  rejoice 

punc  ture  contrary  isthmz^s 

Wednesday — Copy  the  words  having  more  ^than  one  syllable,  sep- 
arating s^dlables,  and  placing  accent  marks.  Use  dictionary  when 
necessary. 


lag  gard 

frigid 

r^Hef 

dis  guise 

imitate 

yeast 

sen  si  ble 

athletic 

noble 

Thursday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in  the 
lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 


Stat  ue  visitor  service 

im  plore  circular  properly 

rec  i  ta  tion  immediate  brakeman 

Friday — "Visitor"   is   derived  from    "visit."     "Visit"   is   the  root 
■word,  and  "visitor"  the  derivative.     "Visitor"  has  the  suffix  "or." 


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GRADE  5  A:   FOURTEENTH  WEEK 


5  A — New  Words 

5  B — Review 

4  A — Review 

pol  i  cy  . 

pedal 

eraser 

en  treat 

really 

trough 

in  ju  ri  ous 

height 

purchase 

Monday — Copy  the  words  you  need  to  study.     Underline  ^he  hardest 
letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

re  ceive  weapon  total 

fa  mil  iar  nuisance  niem6ry 

stead  i  ly  disappoint  pumpkin 

Tuesday — "Steadily"  is  a  derivative  word  in  which  the  suffix  "ly'* 
is  found.     Spell  the  root  word. 

hearth  hardy  clover 

ad  journ  student  Pacific 

symp  tom  poverty  vineyard 

Wednesday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words  in 
this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 

au  ger  axle  plague 

cu  cum  ber  palace  tornado 

com  po  si  tion  photograph  envelope 

Thursday — Find  any  s^dlables  whose  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  these  letters. 

tu  tor  morsel  quail 

se  ri  ous  numeral  poetry 

har  mo  ny  acquaintance  peddler 

Friday — Can    you    remember  what  is  told  concerning     the    word 
"poetry"  in  a  previous  lesson?      If  not,  refer  to  page  95. 


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III 


5  A — New  Words 

de  serve 
flour  ish 
scar  ci  ty 


GRADE  5  A:   FIFTEENTH  WEEK 

5  B — Review  4  A — Review 

rural  perish 

affair  Dutch 

vertical  furnittire 


Monday — Copy   this  lesson,   writing   the   hardest  word  first,    next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 


item 

system 

value 

ses  sion 

disease 

wreck 

be  gin  ning 

nobody 

pattern 

Tuesday — Study  thus:    Look  at  a  word;  get  its  picture;  close  eyes; 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 


can  eel 

essay 

crutch 

col  0  ny 

annual 

nostril 

iunc  tion 

mineral 

hurricane 

Wednesday — Copy  all  accented  syllables  having  long  vowel  sounds; 
short  vowel  sounds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 


level 
al  cove 
can  vas 


wealth 

diagram 

hardship 


speech 
patient 
surgeon 


Thursday — Can  you  find  a  word  in  this  lesson  from  which  a  derivative 
may  be  formed  by  adding  the  suffix  "y"? 


mirth 
sur  plus 
chal  lenge 


operate 

distance 

permission 


group 
vdlise 
commence 


Friday — "Permission"   is   a   derivative   word.     What   is   the  root? 
What  letter  in  the  root  is  omitted  in  the  derivative? 


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5  A — New  Words 

au  burn 
nour  ish 
whith  er 


GRADE  sA:   SIXTEENTH  WEEK 
5  B — ^Review 


urchin 

display 

caravan 


4  A — Review 

tunnel 

plateau 

laundry 


Monday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word ; 
get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare  picture 
with  copy. 


fulfill 

oblong 

multiplication 


pierce 
vil  lain 
a  cad  e  my 

Tuesday — Is  "multiplication"  a  root  word  or  a  derivative?     If  a 
derivative,  spell  the  root. 


bruise 

vacant 

druggist 


ounce 
ac  tu  al 


suburb 
drowsy 


firm 

relatives 

blockade 


tres  pass  companion 

Wednesday — Find   three  words  in  this  lesson   to  which  the  suffix 
"ly"  may  be  added.     Write  these  words,  adding  suffix. 


weird 
ho  sier  y 
stag  nant 


adult 

gleam 

behavior 


frolic 

process 

alphabet 


Thursday — Arrange  these  words  alphabetically  with  reference  to 
the  first  letters;  also,  with  reference  to  the  first  two  letters. 

Monthly  Review 
Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages. 

Half- Yearly  Review 

To  teachers:     For  two  weeks  review  words  in  left-hand  columns,  pages  97  to  113. 

First  week,  assign  lessons  thus:  Monday  to  Thursday,  new  words,  pages  97  to 
104  inclusive.     Friday,  words  missed  four  preceding  days. 

Second  week,  assign  lessons  thus:  Monday  to  Thursday,  new  words,  pages  105  to 
112  inclusive.     Friday,  words  missed  four  preceding  days. 

To  teachers:  See  note,  page  xxi. 


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GRADE  6B:  FIRST  WEEK 

6B— New  Words 

S  A — Review 

5  B — Review 

ex'port 

keen 

quote 

ad  mi  ral 

violin 

respect 

un  known 

shingle 

entertain 

Monday — "Unknown"  is  derived  from  "know."  "Know"  is  the 
root  word,  and  "unknown"  the  derivative.  "Unknown"  has  the 
prefix  "un." 

proof  image  vary 

troop  delight  foliige 

width  worship  necess&ry 

Tuesday — Copy  the  words  you  can  spell  without  study;  then  copy 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 

ob'ject  court  safety 

mel  o  dy  decent  dangerozis 

knuck  le  perform  machinery 

Wednesday — Copy  the  words  having  more  than  one  syllable,  sep- 
arating syllables,  and  placing  accent  marks.  Use  dictionary  when 
necessarv. 


fuel 

suggest 

depart 

guilt 

method 

journal 

cho  sen 

fireplace 

spectacle 

Thursday — "Chosen"  is  derived  from  "choose."     "Choose"  is  the 
root  word  and  "chosen"   the  derivative.  '"Chosen"  has  the  suffix 


'en. 


booth 

excite 

bleak 

en  large 

geyser 

century 

de  liv  er 

instant 

committee 

Friday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in  the 
lesson ;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 

To  pupils:   See  "  Directions  for  the  Study  of  Spelling,"  page  xx. 


114  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  6B:   SECOND  WEEK 
6B — New  Words  5  A — Review  sB — ^Review 

lo  cal  turnip  mlttial 

in  quire  section  accent 

de  pos  it  glimpse  helpful 

Monday — Using  "local"  as  the  root  word,  form  and  spell  a  derivative 
by  adding  a  suffix  beginning  with  a  vowel.     See  vowels,  page  xxxii. 

re  cite  resign  joist 

« 

trol  ley  grieve  c5ntest 

or  phan  movable  imagine 

Tuesday — In  "contest,"  "test"  is  the  root  word  and  "con"  the  pre- 
fix, meaning  "against."     Form,  and  spell,  another  derivative  from  this. 

Victor 

wholly 

governor 

Wednesday — Copy  words   you   need   to  study.     Underline  hardest 
letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

na  val  tonic  swollen 

tal  low  scour  religion 

length  en  riddle  vaccinate 

Thursday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words  in 
this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 

f  u  ri  ous  panic  creature 

in  te  ger  squad    "  dividend 

e  lee  trie  cyclone  advantage 

Friday — Find  any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  these  letters. 

To  teachers:   See  "How  to  Direct  the  Stiidy  of  Spelling,"  page  xx. 


se  cure 

abode 

vis  i  ble 

notify 

trans  f  er' 

savage 

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GRADE  6B:   THIRD  WEEK 

6B — New  Words 

S  A — Review 

5  B — Revcttw 

neg  lect 

pilot 

union 

threat  en 

magic 

pursue 

mod  er  ate 

stocking 

s6ci6ty 

Monday — Synonyms  are  words  of  like  meaning, 
spell  a  synonym  for  the  word  "neglect"? 

Can  you  give  and 

power 

ostrich 

ascend 

syl  la  ble 

abroad 

famine 

prob  a  bly 

<  infancy 

librarian 

Tuesday — Copy  this 
hardest  second,  and  so 

lesson,   writing  the  hardest 
on.     Study  the  hard  words. 

word  first,  next 

u  sual 

keel 

solemn 

firm  ly 

trifle 

ancient 

bal  CO  ny 

modern 

parasol 

Wednesday — Adding  "ly"  to  "usual,"  we  have  "usually";  placing 
"un"  before  "usual,"  we  have  "unusual."  Is  meaning  changed  in 
either  case? 


es  tate 
dis'cord 
fan  ci  f  ul 


resolve 
cleanse 
emblem 


vow^l 

progress 

generous 


Thursday — Study  thus:    Look  at  a  word;  get  its  picture;  close  eyes; 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 


scale 

in  stant  ly 

un  cer  tain 


relic 

sieve 

bouquet 


jelly 

fraud 

hesitate 


Friday — Copy  all  accented  syllables  having  long  vowel  sounds;  short 
vowel  sounds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 

To  teachers:     See  ''Phonic  Chart,'"  page  xxxii. 


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.       .  GRADE  6B:   FOURTH  WEEK 

6B — New  Words  sA — Review  5B — Review 

thrift  canal  select 

verdict  adapt  clumsy 

shoul  der  mixture  terntbry 

Monday — ^What  is  a  synonym?  Antonyms  are  words  of  opposite 
meaning.     Find  a  word  in  this  lesson  that  has  an  antonym. 

ere  ate  problem  officer 

fran  tic  juvenile  attract 

del  i  cate  suddenly  intelligmt 

Tuesday — Write  two  derivatives,  adding  to  the  root  "attract,"  two 
suffixes,  each  beginning  with  the  vowel  "i."     Consult  the  dictionary. 

go  pher  legal  dental 

f  es  ti  val  northern  curioz^s 

em  pha  sis  conqueror  positive 

Wednesday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard 
word;  get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare 
picture  with  copy. 

tor  rent  germ  fluid 

ve  hi  cle  garbage  invalid 

seen  er  y  element  mtlsician 

Thursday — Arrange  words  alphabetically  with  reference  to  first  let- 
ter; csrrange  them  alphabetically  with  reference  to  first  two  letters. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in 
the  left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a 
list  of  the  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study 
until  you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

Improve  your  abiHty  to  use  the  dictionary  by  (i)  reviewing  the 
alphabet  occasionally;  (2)  telling  the  location  of  certain  letters  in  the 
alphabet,  as,  "d"  is  nearer  the  first  of  the  alphabet  than  "k,"  "t" 
is  nearer  the  close  than  "p";  (3)  reviewing  diacritical  markings  occa- 
sionally; (4)  looking  up  the  meaning  of  one  word  daily. 

Carry  to  future  reviews  words  misspelled  in  each  monthly  review. 

To  teachers:   See  "Phonetic  Words,"  page  xxiv. 


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GRADE  6B:    FIFTH  WEEK 
6B — New  Words  5  A — Review  5B — Review 

knack  genius  feature 

mas  sive  cypress  volcano 

oc  ca  sion  landscape  intr6duce 

Monday — "Volcano"  is  singular  in  form  and  means  only  one.     Spell 
the  plural  form,  meaning  more  than  one,  of  "volcano." 

sheriti 

fashion 

wrapper 

Tuesday — Copy  the  words  you  can  spell  without  study;  then  copy 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 


plu  ral 

calico 

re  ward 

refuge 

tan  dem 

offered 

yacht 

oblige 

text 

in  spire 

abrupt 

justice 

ven  ture 

decimal 

cashier 

Wednesday — Copy  the  words  having  more  than  one  syllable,  sep- 
arating syllables,  and  placing  accent  marks.  Use  dictionary  when 
necessary. 

fab  ric  wage  scene 

wedge  cadet  prosper 

e  qual  ly  treasures  parallel 

Thursday — Do  you  remember  what  synonyms  and  antonyms  are? 
If  not,  refer  to  pages  115  and  116.     Write  an  antonym  for  "prosper." 

art  ist  gimlet  type 

di  gest'  tavern  limpire 

cus  tom  er  molasses  vollime 

Friday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in  the 
lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 

To  pupils:     See  ''Directions  for  the  Study  of  Spelling,''  page  a 


ii8  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  6B:   SIXTH  WEEK 
^B — New  "WoRos  5  A — Review  5B — Re  view 

frag  ile  artery  ind^x 

scratch  scholar  didry 

grum  ble  struggle  junior 

Monday — Copy  words  you  need  to  study.     Underline  hardest  letter 
or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  w^y  to  remember  it. 

zeph  yr  sentry  assist 

skill  ful  beacon  instriict 

va  ri  e  ty  conceit  physician 

Tuesday — The  written  form  of  some  words  may  be  shortened  by  using 
an  abbreviation.     Write   the  abbreviation   for   "physician." 

neigh  explode  ruffle 

ur  gent  natural  conceal 

splen  dor  falsehood  decrease 

Wednesday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words  in 
this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 

orator         .  stupid  collect 

pres  ence  absurd  legend 

stu  di  ous  terrible  6bedient 

Thursday — Find  any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  these  letters. 


trop  ic 

garage 

rum 

scheme 

kennel 

knead 

prop  er  ty 

impulse 

agreeable 

Friday — Write  a  derivative,  adding  to  the  root  word  "ruin,"  a  suffix 
beginning  with  a  vowel  other  than  "i"  or  "e." 

To  leachers:    See  ''How  to  Direct  the  Study  of  Spelling,"  page  xx. 


THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER  ng 

GRADE  6B:   SEVENTH  WEEK 
6B — New  Words  5  A — Review  5B — Review 

ci  der  cavity  saldd 

awn  ing  marine  stanza 

dis  a  gree  emperor  minister 

Monday — Copy   this  lesson,   writing   the   hardest   word  first,   next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 

eel  er  y  kindle  comet 

eagerly  glacier  swamp 

au  di  ence  preparation  regular 

Tuesday — Study  thus:    Look  at  a  word;  get  its  picture;  close  eyes; 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 

spe  cial  mechanic  score 

sus  tain  mammoth  elegant 

in  ser  tion  particular  ignorant 

Wednesday — Write  an  antonym  for  "ignorant";  also  a  synonym. 
Spell  an  antonym  and  a  synonym  for  another  word  in  the  lesson. 

tal  ent  avoid  pier 

leop  ard  finery  diligmt 

ten  e  ment  influence  fragrance 

Thursday — Copy  all  accented  syllables  having  long  vowel  sounds; 
short  vowel  sounds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 

mo  lest  tempt  yolk 

out  rage  faucet  limit 

tel  e  phone  boundary  florist 

Friday — ^What  did  you  learn  on  page  117  about  the  plural  of  "vol- 
cano"?    Write  the  plvu^al  of  "boundary."     See  page  vi. 

To  teachers:     See  "  Words  Frequently  Misspelled  When  Writing," 

page  xxii. 


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GRADE  6B:   EIGHTH  WEEK 
6B — Mew  Words  5  A — Review  5B — Review 

plaid  forfeit  muslm 

reg  is  ter  premium  mortal 

u  ni  verse  impossible  almanac 

Monday — ^Write  a  derivative  adding  to  the  root  "mortal,"  a  suffix 
beginning  with  a  consonant.     Is  meaning  of  root  changed? 

per  il  patron  license 

hy  drant  declare  nervoz^s 

judg  ment  gingham  recc>gnize 

Tuesday — Is  "judgment"  a  root  word  or  a  derivative?  If  a  deriva- 
tive, spell  the  root. 

SO  cial  •  comic  shield 

or  di  na  ry  rogue  wisdom 

pro  vi  sion  abundance  independent 

Wednesday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard 
word;  get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare 
picture  with  copy. 

tar  get  energy  accept 

pen  sion  valuable  scream 

na  tion  al  persuade  continent 

Thursday — Note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column. 
Copy  words,  if  any,  in  other  columns  having  same  vowel  sounds. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  list 
of  the  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study 
until  you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

Define  a  "root"  word;  a  "derivative"  word;  a  "suffix";  a  "pre- 
fix. "      Do  you  always  know  a  derivative  word  when  you  see  one? 

At  the  close  of  each  day's  lesson  copy  into  a  notebook  the  words  you 
have  misspelled.  Take  notebook  home  every  Friday,  and  ask  your 
parents  to  help  you  study  and  hear  you  spell  the  words  in  it. 

To  pupils:     See  "  Things  for  Pupils  to  Remember,''  page  v. 


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6B — New  Words 

f  ac  ul  ty 
ves  ti  bule 
can  di  date 


GRADE  6B:   NINTH  WEEK 

S  A— Review  s  B— Review 

concern  torrid 

warrant  fragrant 

frightened  guardian 


Monday — Copy  the  words  you  can. spell  without  study;  then  copy 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 


cap  tive 
brav  er  y 
dis  ap  pear 


virtue 

beseech 

pronounce 


dreary 

sausAge 

interrupt 


Tuesday — "Disappear"  is  derived  from  "appear";  "appear"  is 
the  root  and  "disappear"  the  derivative.  "Disappear"  has  the  prefix 
"dis,"     Tell  its  meaning. 


rati  0 

cable 

zone 

mi  li  tia 

argue 

auction 

town  ship 

camera 

sensible 

Wednesday — Copy 
syllables,  and  placing 

words   of   more    than   one   syllable,   separating 
'  accent  marks.     Use  dictionary  when  necessar>^ 

prey 

pullet 

sketch 

qual  i  ty 

article 

record 

op  po  nent 

steward 

purjct^al 

Thursday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each 
the  lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 

accented  syllable   in 

vig  or 

burden 

tailor 

ii  nance 

utensil 

flavor 

nu  mer  ous 

transom 

appearance 

Friday — Write  an  antonym  for  "numerous  ';  a  synonym.     What  is 
an  antonym?     A  synonym?     See  pages  115  and  116. 

To  teachers:     See  '^The  Use  of  the  Dictionary,'^  pog^  xviii. 


122  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  6B:   TENTH  WEEK 
6B — New  Words  5  A — Review  5B — Revibw 

canon  cargo  accuse 

el  e  vate  entire  deceive 

drainage  invitation  6pinion 

Monday — Copy  words  you  need  to  study.     Underline  hardest  letter 
or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

ge'ni  al  skein  belief 

in  spec  tor  convent  custom 

hu  man  i  ty  uniform  continue 

Tuesday — Is  "humanity"  a  root  word  or  a  derivative?     If  a  deriva- 
tive, spell  the  root  word. 

stanch  ulster  hostile 

u  nique  severe  proceed 

vice  roy  occupant  excursion 

Wednesday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words  in 
this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 

quaint  heir  humble 

transit  kindred  purpose 

re  al  ize  triumph  announce 

Thursday — Find  any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  these  letters. 


lei  sure 

merely 

jur}' 

ob  sctire 

notary 

worse 

no  ta  ble 

instance 

medical 

Friday — Form  a  derivative,  adding  to  the  root  "leisure,"  a  stiffiK 
beginning  with  a  consonant.     Spell  the  derivative. 


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GRADE  6B:   ELEVENTH  WEEK 


6B — New  Words 

5  A — Review 

S  B — Review 

loi  ter 

fiftieth 

reign 

vague 

million 

result 

sur  face 

charter 

postal 

Monday — Copy    this   lesson,  writing    the    hardest    word   first,  next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 


tid  al 

title 

squall 

ga  zette 

iceberg 

remMy 

mar  i  ner 

swelter 

szirround 

Tuesday — In  writing  the  plural  form  of  "remedy,"  how  should  you 
spell  it?     What  does  "plural  form"  mean?     See  page  vi. 

oath 
sa  li  va 
fa  tigue 

Wednesday — Study  thus:    Look  at  a  word;  get  its  picture;  close  eyes; 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 


liable 

breadth 

offense 

grateful 

mission 

fountain 

pen  al  ty 

dingy 

afford 

so  lu  tion 

origin 

quany^ 

prec  i  pice 

faithful 

cement 

Thursday — Form  two  other  derivatives,  adding  to  the  word  "faith- 
ful," suffixes  beginning  with  consonants.     Spell  these  two  derivatives. 


caution 
conflict 
6pp6site 

Friday — Copy    all    accented   syllables   having    long   vowel   sounds; 
short  vowel  sounds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 


con  sume 

ravel 

tap  es  try 

honor 

stam  pede 

havoc 

regret 

buoy 

recent 

jewel 

thorough 

tlnite 

124  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  6B:    TWELFTH  WEEK 
6B — New  Words  5  A — Review  5B — Review 

di  am  e  ter  commit  nugget 

me  rid  i  an  poultice  proverb 

par  a  graph  remnant  comrade 

Monday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word; 
get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare  picture; 
with  copy. 

o  a  sis 
ed  i  tor 
ten  dril 

Tuesday — Has  "editor"  a  suffix  or  a  prefix?  If  so,  pronounce  and 
spell  the  suffix  or  prefix.     Spell  the  root  word. 

can  o  py  huge  profit 

sulphur  emerald  sprain 

peasant  charcoal  mystery 

Wednesday — Write  a  synonym  for  the  word  "profit";  an  antonym. 
Think  of  some  other  word  with  its  synonym  and  antonym. 

ru  mor  royal  citizen 

sus  pect  brilliant  approve 

sig  na  ture  camphor  impatient 

r 

Thursday — Note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column. 
Copy  words,  if  any,  in  other  columns  having  same  vowel  sounds. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  list 
of  the  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study 
until  you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

Once  a  week,  oftener  if  necessary,  turn  to  the  phonic  chart  on  page 
xxxii,  and  spend  a  few  minutes  following  directions  there  given  for  phonic 
drill.     If  you  find  this  drill  difficult,  you  should  devote  extra  time  to  it. 

Carry  to  future  reviews  words  misspelled  in  each- monthly  review. 


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GRADE  6B:    THIRTEENTH  WEEK 
6B — New  WoRiis  SA — Review  5B — Review 

typ  i  cal  auburn  wealth 

pa  tience  disguise  poverty 

safeguard  scarcity  permission 

Monday — Copy  the  words  you  can  spell  without  study;  then  copy 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 

en  vi  ous  implore  hardy 

de  sir  ous  adjourn  nobody 

ac  cu  rate  ^     beginning  phot6graph 

Tuesday — "Desirous"  is  a  derivative.  Has  it  a  prefix  or  a  suffix? 
Spell  its  root.     Form  another  derivative  from  this  root. 

flu  ent  villain  tassel 

brev  i  ty  receive  height 

cal  cu  late  previous  visitor 

Wednesday — Copy  the  words  having  more  than  one  syllable,  sep- 
arating syllables,  and  placing  accent  marks.  Use  dictionary  when 
necessary. 

ag  ile  treaty  view 

cha  rade  junction  oblong 

ap  plaud  challenge  hardship 

Thursday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in 
the  lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 

f  ath  om  actual  axle 

brig  and  serious  display 

cat  a  ract  stagnant  immediate 

Frtday — Write  a  derivative,  adding  to  "fathom,"  a  suffix  beginning 
with  a  consonant.     Does  suffix  change  meaning  of  word? 


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GRADE  6B:  FOURTEENTH  WEEK 
6B — New  Words  SA — Review  5B — Review 


gen  der 

item 

pedal 

am  bi  tious 

deserve 

urchin 

prov  i  dence 

laggard 

campanion 

Monday — Copy  words  you  need  to  study.     Underline  hardest  letter 
or  group  of  letters  in  each ;  think  of  some  v^^ay  to  remember  it. 


re  lieve 
f  er  vent 
a  ban  don 


surplus 

whither 

injurious 


rural 
annilal 
acquaintance 


Tuesday — Form  a  derivative  by  adding  to  "annual"  a  suffix  begin-"* 
ning  with  s  consonant.     Spell  the  derivative. 


stee  pie 
sten  cil 
blem  ish 


mantel 

familiar 

trespass 


drowsy 
weapon 
vertical 


Wednesday — Is  "familiar"  a  root  word  or  a  derivative?     If  a  root 
word,  form  and  spell  a  derivative. 


coast  al 

pierce 

student 

mir  a  cle 

canvas 

operate 

schoon  er 

heroine 

disappoint 

Thursday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words  in 
this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 


nov  ice 

tutor 

really 

ra  di  ant 

curfew 

gleam 

dis  turb  ance 

composition 

diagram 

Friday — Find   any   syllables  whose  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  these  letters. 


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GRADE  6B:   FIFTEENTH  WEEK 
6B — New  Words  5  A — Review  sB — Review 

grammar  flourish  seize 

oint  ment  symptom  imitate 

attractive  recitation  contrary 

Monday — Copy    this   lesson,  writing   the    hardest  word   first,  next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 

al  ien  entreat  liquid 

ro  mance  nourish  behavior 

dis  cour  age  harmon}^  chairman 

Tuesday — Study  thus:    Look  at  a  word;  get  its  picture;  close  eyes; 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 


Span  iel 

cancel 

adult 

te  di  ous 

fortify 

affair 

o  rig  i  nal 

steadily 

mineral 

Wednesday — Copy  all  accented  syllables  having  long  vowel  sounds; 
short  vowel  soimds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 


tab  leau 

ounce 

suburb 

clas  si  f  y 

alcove 

distance 

en  cour  age    , 

receipt 

multiplication 

Thursday — ^Write  as  many  derivatives  as  you  can,   using   the   root 
word  of  "encourage"  with  other  prefixes  or  suffixes.     Watch  spelling. 

bulk  auger  nimble 

quire  mirth  disease 

prom  i  nent  puncture  circtlldr 

Friday — Can  you  write  a  synonym  and  an  antonym  for  the  word 
"prominent"?     Consult  the  dictionary,   if  necessary. 


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GRADE 

6B:  SIXTEENTH  WEEK 

6B — New  Words 

5  A — Review 

S  B — Review 

ban  quet 

statue 

essay 

ad  mi  ra  ble 

session 

fulfill 

die  tion  a  ry 

academy    ' 

astonish 

Monday — Is  "banquet"  £ 
form  and  spell  a  derivative. 

I  root  word  or  a  derivative? 

If  a  root  wor 

en  ti  tie 

level 

athletic 

con  tact 

policy 

numeral 

sta  tion  er  y 

hosiery 

nuisance 

Tuesday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word; 
get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare  picture 
with  copy. 

genteel  hearth  frigid 

crys  tal  victuals  system 

a  pol  o  gy  cucumber  caravan 

Wednesday — Spell  the  plural  of  the  word  "apology."  Write  the 
plurals  for  other  words  in  this  lesson.     See  page  vi. 

col  lide  weird  palace 

ox  y  gen  colony  morsel 

sta  tion  a  ry  sensible  divisible 

Thursday — Arrange  words  alphabetically  with  reference  to  first 
letters;  arrange  alphabetically  with  reference  to  first  two  letters. 

Monthly  Review 
Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages. 

Half-Yearly  Review 

To  teachers:     For  two  weeks  review  words  in  left-hand  columns,  pages  113  to  129. 

First  week,  assign  lessons  thus:  Monday  to  Thursday,  new  words,  pages  113  to  120 
inclusive.     Friday,  words  missed  four  preceding  days. 

Second  week,  assign  lessons  thus:  Monday  to  Thursday,  new  words,  pages  121  to 
128  inclusive.     Friday,  words  missed  four  preceding  days. 

To  teachers:  See  note,  page  xxi. 


power 

relic 

export 

shir)gle 

moderate 

fireplace 

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GRADE  6  A:   FIRST  WEEK 
6  A — New  Words  6B — Review  5  A — Rsvibw 

dis  mal  recite  court 

ev  i  dent  admiral  vi61in 

plat  form  threaten  abode 

Monday — Write  a  derivative,  adding  to  "recite,"  a  suffix  beginning 
with  a  vowel.     Form  other  derivatives  from  this  root. 

ten  ant 
sei  zure 
gen  u  ine 

Tuesday — Copy  the  words  you  can  spell  without  study;  then  copy 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 

surge  firmly  instant 

sane  tion  syllable  perf  6rm 

or  gan  ize  unknown  northern 

Wednesday — Copy  the  words  having  more  than  one  syllable,  sep- 
arating syllables,  and  placing  accent  marks.     Consult  dictionary. 

frig  ate  width  grieve 

stor  age  trolley  bouquet 

peace  a  ble  probably  juvenile 

Thursday — "Peaceable"  is  a  derivative.     It  has  the  suffix  "able." 
The  root  is'  "peace."     Write  other  derivatives,  using  this  same  root. 

vision  proof  suggest 

man  tie  visible  worship 

al  low  ance  neglect  movable 

Friday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in^the 
lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 

To  pupils:   See  "  Directions  for  the  Study  of  Spelling,"  page  xx. 


130  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


6  A — Mew  Words 

cor  dial 
en  liv  en 
in  ven  tion 

Monday — Form  a  derivative  by  adding  to  the  word  "cordial"  some 
suffix  not  beginning  with  "i."     Spell  this  derivative. 


GRADE  6 A:   SECOND 

WEEK 

6  B — Review 

5  A — Review 

troop 

panic 

usual 

riddle 

secure 

notify 

trib  ute 

discord 

keel 

di  a  logue 

knuckle 

geyser 

ref  er  ence 

balcony 

cyclone 

Tuesday — ^Write  the  plural  of  the  word 
sure  of  the  spelling,  see  page  vi. 

"balcony." 

If  you  are  not 

su  preme 

estate 

tonic 

gra  cious 

melody 

squad 

reg  i  ment 

transfer 

savage 

thrift 

turnip 

object 

delight 

fanciful 

glimpse 

Wednesday — Copy  words  you   need   to   study.     Underline  hardest 
letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 


veto 
a  dept 
triple 

Thursday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words  in 
this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 

guise  fuel  resign 

ter  race  scale  section 

con  struct'  instantly  stocking 

Friday — Find  any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  these  letters. 

To  teachers:   See  ''How  to  Direct  the  Study  of  Spelling,"  page  xx. 


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GRADE  6 A:   THIRD 

WEEK 

6  A — New  Words 

6  B — Review 

5  A — REvtew 

se  ries 

guilt 

sieve 

pro  noun 

tallow 

element 

per  pet  u  al 

shoulder 

mixture 

Monday — Copy   this  lesson,   writing   the   hardest   word  first,   next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 


shrewd 

create 

resolve 

can  did 

chosen 

abroad 

brawn  y 

verdict 

modern 

Tuesday — Study  thus:   Look  at  a  word;  get  its  picture;  close  eyes; 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 

sur  vey'  frantic  decent 

ex  elude  enlarge  method 

ad  ver  tise  scenery  infancy 

Wednesday — Copy  all  accented  syllables  having  long  vowel  sounds; 
short  vowel  sounds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 


e  quip 

booth 

germ 

drudge 

delicate 

magic 

con  tra  diet 

lengthen 

emblem 

Thursday — Form  a  word  by  adding  to  "lengthen"  a  suffix  beginning 
with  a  vowel.     Spell  this  derivative. 


slan  der 

naval 

pilot 

por  trait 

torrent 

trifle 

oc  cur  rence 

deliver 

ostrich 

Friday — Is  "occurrence"  a  root  word  or  a  derivative?     If  a  d':;riva- 
tive,  spell  the  root. 

To  teachers:     See  ^'Phonic  Chart,"  page  xxxii. 


132  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  6 A:    FOURTH  WEEK 
6  A — New  Words  6B — Review  5  A — RBViiEw 

stu  di  o  gopher  legal 

re  li  a  ble  vehicle  image 

pos  si  ble  deposit  problem 

Monday — Spell  a  synonym  for  "reliable,"  Write  an  antonym  for 
this  word,  using  a  suffix  or  prefix  with  the  original  word. 

pa  tri  ot  inquire  cleanse 

ac  ro  bat  furious  garbage 

en  cir  cle  festival  suddenly 

Tuesday — Stiidy  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word; 
get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare  picture 
with  copy. 

del  uge  local  cdnal 

slug  gish  integer  Mapt 

e  qual  i  ty  emphasis  cogqueror 

Wednesday — Note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column. 
Copy  words,  if  any,  in  other  columns  having  same  vowel  sounds. 

sul  len  orphan  keen 

be  grudge  electric  scour 

sec  re  ta  ry  uncertain  excite 

Thursday — Has  "uncertain"  a  suffix  or  a  prefix?  If  so,  spell  the 
root.     Form  some  other  derivative  from  this  root. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  list 
of  the  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study  until 
you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

Occasionally,  after  studying  a  lesson,  test  yourself  before  recitation 
as  follows:  Look  at  book;  copy  first  letter  of  each  word;  close  book; 
try  to  complete  each  word  in  writing. 

Keep  a  copy  of,  and  study,  every  word  you  misspell  in  daily  lessons 
and  in  written  compositions. 

Carry  to  future  reviews  words  misspelled  in  each  monthly  review. 

To  teachers:   See  ''Phonetic  Words,"  page  xxiv, 


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GRADE  6 A:   FIFTH  WEEK 
6  A — ^New  Worus  6B — Review  5  A — Rbvibw 

ro  ta  ry  target  rogue 

saun  ter  scratch  artery 

probable  occasion  natj^al 

Monday — Copy  the  words  you  can  spell  without  study;  then  copy 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 

skel  e  ton  talent  stupid 

am  bi  tion  reward  terrible 

con  trib  ute  variety  partictildr 

Tuesday — Copy  the  words  having  more  than  one  syllable,  sep- 
arating syllables,  and  placing  accent  marks.  Use  dictionary  when 
necessary. 

rein  inspire  tempt 

en  grave  hydrant  mechanic 

ex  e  cute  studious  preparation 

Wednesday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in  the 
lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 

con  sul  peril  glacier 

sun  dry  disagree  beacon 

re  cruit  customer  marine 

Thursday — Form  a  word  by  adding  to  the  word  "peril"  a  suffix  not 
beginning  with  "i."     Spell  the  word. 

science  social  absurd 

crev  ice  insertion  explode 

dep  u  ty  property  gingham 

Friday — Write  the  plural  of  "deputy."  See  page  vi.  Can  you 
define  "deputy"?     If  not,  consult  the  dictionary. 

To  pupils:   See  ' '  Directions  for  the  Study  of  Spelling, ' '  page  xx . 


134  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


GRADE  6 A:   SIXTH  WEEK 

6  A — New  Words 

6  B — Review 

5  A — Review 

ex  eel 

fragile 

comic 

ba  na  na 

scheme 

faucet 

sub  tra  hend 

pension 

mammoth 

Monday — In  "excel,"  "1"  is  the  final  consonant.     When  we  add  the 
suffix  "ed,"  must  we  double  this  final  consonant? 

feud 

eagerly 

avoid 

rival 

leopard 

finery 

su  perb 

massive 

persuade 

Tuesday — Copy  words  you  need  to  study.     Underline  hardest  letter 
or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

se  Crete 

orator 

wage 

a  bol  ish 

plural 

cavity 

pyr  a  mid 

special 

tavern 

Wednesday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning 
this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words 

of  two  words  in 

coun  cil 

wedge 

patron 

drought 

urgent 

emperor 

spec  i  men 

ordinary 

impossible 

Thursday — Find 
combination  of  tw( 

any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
3  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  these  letters. 

pur  suit 

plaid 

declare 

rai  ment 

artist 

treastlres 

ser  e  nade 

telephone 

boundary 

Friday — In  "boundary,"  "bound"  is  the  root.  By  adding  "less*' 
to  the  root,  we  have  "boundless."  How  do  these  derivatives  differ  in 
meaning? 

To  teachers:   See  ''How  to  Direct  the  Study  of  Spelling,''  page  xx. 


THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER  135 


GRADE 

6 A:   SEVENTH 

WEEK 

6  A — New  Words 

6  B — Review 

S  A — Review 

plead 

neigh 

refuge 

admit 

zephyr 

kindle 

f  ron  tier 

provision 

forfeit 

Monday — Is  "pre 
tive,  spell  the  root. 

vision" 

a  root  word  or 

a  derivative?     If  a  deriva- 

league 

digest 

oblige 

ut  most 

celery 

cypress 

vie  to  ri  ous 

awnine 

abundance 

Tuesday — Can  you  write  another  derivati\^e,  using  the  root  word  in  the 
word  "victorious"  with  some  other  suffix? 

bounce  knack  gimlet 

gesture  national  energy 

con'gress  presence  premiwm 

Wednesday — Copy  this  lesson,  writing  the  hardest  word  first,  next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 

hal  i  but  yacht  cadet 

mu  si  cal  sustain  struggle 

re  cent  ly  universe  landscape 

Thursday — Study  thus:    Look  at  a  word;  get  its  picture;  close  eyes; 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 

sue  cess  fabric  calico 

wit  ness  molest  impulse 

im  prov  ing  register  influmce 

Friday — Copy    all    accented   syllables   having    long    vowel    sounds; 
short  vowel  sounds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 

To  teachers:     See  "Words  Frequently  Misspelled  When  Writing." 

page  xxii. 


136  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  6A:  EIGHTH  WEEK 
6 A — New  Words  6B — Review  5  A — Revibw 

dis  tress  cider  dbrilpt 

jew  el  ry  equally  geniz^s 

en  deav  or  splendor  falsehood 

Monday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word ; 
get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare  picture 
with  copy. 

yon  der  tropic  sentry 

tact  ful  grumble  garage 

out  ward  tenement  m61ass5s 

Tuesday — Arrange  words  alphabetically  with  reference  to  first  letters ; 
arrange  alphabetically  with  reference  to  the  first  two  letters. 

de  bris  skillful  scholar 

pop  u  lar  outrage  offered 

stand  ard  tandem  decimal 

Wednesday — Give  a  synonym  for  "skillful";  an  antonym.  Consult 
your  dictionary  for  the  spelling  of  these  two  words,  if  necessary. 

Sphere  venture  kennel 

pru  dent  audience  cc'nceit 

con  sid  er  judgment  valildble 

Thursday — Spell  the  root  word  in  the  derivative  "valuable."  How 
does  the  derivative  "valueless"  differ  in  meaning  from  "valuable"? 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  list 
of  the  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study 
until  you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

When  spelling  orally,  always  pronounce  words  before  spelling,  not 
after,  and  pause  between  syllables  in  words  of  more  than  one  syllable. 

After  studying  spelling  lessons  you  must  remember  them  imtil  the 
next  day,  when  you  are  tested  on  them.  What  do  you  do  with 
words  misspelled  in  tests?     See  page  xvi  for  "Correction  of  Errors." 

In  passing  spelling  blanks  and  pencils  before  tests,  be  quick  but  quiet. 
To  pupils:   See  "  Things  for  Pupils  to  Remember,"  page  v. 


THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER  137 

GRADE  6  A:   NINTH  WEEK 
6  A — New  Words  6  B — Review  S  A — Revew 

mon  i  tor  loiter  cargo 

en  coun  ter  drainage  burden 

ad  van  ta  geous  vestibule  occ-dpant 

Monday — Copy  the  words  you  can  spell  without  study;  then  copy 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 

i  vo  ry  genial  skein 

CO  lo  ni  al  bravery  beseech 

mil  li  ner  y  solution  pronounce 

Tuesday — "Genial"   is  a  root  word.     Write  a  derivative,  using  a 
prefix.     What  does  this  derivative  mean? 


e  ter  nal 

leisure 

entire 

suit  a  ble 

militia 

camera 

venge  ance 

consume 

instance 

Wednesday — Copy   words    of    more   than    one    syllable,    separating 
syllables,  and  placing  accent  marks.     Use  dictionary  when  necessary. 


gar  ret 

transit 

cable 

om  ni  bus 

canopy 

article 

plas  ter  er 

diameter 

warrant 

Thursday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in  the 
lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 

un  u  su  al  rumor  hav  Jc 

as  sist  ance  gazette  remnant 

friend  ship  numerous  frightened 

Friday — "Unusual"    is    a    derivative.     Write    another    derivative, 
adding  to  the  root  a  suffix  beginning  with  a  consonant. 

To  teachers:  See  "  The  Use  of  the  Dictionary ,''  page  xviii. 


138  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


GRADE  6 A:  TENTH  WEEK 

6  A — New  Words 

6  B — Review 

5  A — Review 

ciil  ti  vate 

vague 

honor 

wampum 

faculty 

notary 

res  tau  rant 

notable 

mission 

Monday — Copy  words  you  need  to  study.     Underline  hardest  letter 
or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 


mo  tor 

vigor 

liable 

sub  due 

elevate 

fiftieth 

per  form  ance 

penalty 

convent 

Tuesday — To  "vigor"  as  the  root  word,  add  a  suffix  beginning  with 
a  vowel.     Spell  the  derivative. 


di  min  ish 

tidal 

title 

or  ches  tra 

realize 

faithful 

hand  i  cap 

captive 

uniform 

Wednesday — Give  a  synonym  for  the  word  "diminish";  an  antonym. 
Can  you  write  good  sentences  containing  these  words? 

yearn  oath  ulster 

tuition  peasant  severe 

sur  ren  der  opponent  invitation 

Thursday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words  in 
this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 

a  dorn  viceroy  kindred 

ho  ri  zon  signature  transom 

con  ven  tion  paragraph  triumph 

Friday — Find  any  syllables  whose  vowel   sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  these  letters. 


THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER  139 


GRADE  6  A:   ELEVENTH  WEEK 

6  A — New  Words 

6  B — Review 

5  A — Review 

or  de  al 

finance 

royal 

pre  cious 

surface 

emerald 

suf  fi  cient 

tapestry 

brilliant 

Monday — Is  the  word  "tapestry"  singular  or  plural?     If  singular, 
spell  the  plural;  if  plural,  spell  the  singular.     See  page  vi. 


dread  fill 

oasis 

dingy 

treas  ur  y 

unique 

million 

ven  ti  late 

candidate 

charter 

Tuesday — Copy   this  lesson,   writing  the   hardest   word  first,   next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 

in  ter  est  editor  utensil 

com'merce  quaint  swelter 

ad  ven  ture  inspector  poultice 

Wednesday — Study    thus:   Look  at   a   word;  get   its   picture;  close 
eyeS;  hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 

re  f us  al  ratio  recent 

ob  sta  cle  fatigue  iceberg 

ma  jor  i  ty  meridian  charcoal 

Thursday — Write  a  word,  adding   to  the  word    "recent"  a   suffix 
beginning  with  a  consonant.     What  does  this  derivative  mean? 


al  though 

saliva 

ravel 

tes  ti  mo  ny 

sulphur 

affense 

com  mand  ment 

quality 

steward 

Friday — Copy    all   accented   syllables   having   long   vowel    sounds; 
short  vowel  sounds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 


140 


THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


GRADE 

6 A:    TWELFTH  WEEK 

6  A — New  Words 

6  B — Review 

5  A — Rsv«£w 

an  ces  tor 

prey 

huge 

guid  ance 

obscure 

virtue 

choc  0  late 

mariner 

pullet 

Monday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word; 
get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare  picture 
with  copy. 


leg  a  cy 

township 

argue 

pri  ma  ry 

stampede 

regret 

moc  ca  sin 

humanity 

commit 

Tuesday — When  we  write  the  past  form  of  the  word  "commit, 
must  we  double  the  final  consonant?     Spell  this  past  form. 

sap  phire 

stanch 

heir 

vig  or  ous 

suspect 

origin 

squan  der 

disappear 

concern 

Wednesday — Write  a  word,  adding  to  "vigorous,"  a  suffix  beginnin 
with  a  consonant.     "Vigorous"  is  a  derivative.     What  is  the  root? 

in  her  it 

canon 

merely 

min  strel 

tendril 

thor6ugh 

port  a  ble 

precipice 

camphor 

Thursday — Note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowds  in  third  column. 
Copy  words,  if  any,  in  other  columns  having  same  vowel  sounds. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  list 
of  the  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study  until 
you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

By  this  time  you  know  the  four  kinds  of  spelling  exercises:  Super- 
vised study,  in  which  the  teacher  directs  pupils;  independent  study  by 
pupils,  during  which  each  tries  to  do  his  best  thinking:  the  test  of  the 
lesson,  which  is  a  short  brisk  exercise;  and  correction  of  errors. 

Carry  to  future  reviews  words  misspelled  in  each  monthly  review. 


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GRADE  6 A:   THIRTEENTH  WEEK 
6  A — New  Words  6B — Review  5  A — Review 

o  ri  ole  gender  mantel 

in  siir  ance  typical  deserve 

automobile  tableau  harm6ny 

Monday — Copy  the  v/'ords  you  can  spell  without  study;  then  copy 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 

tex  ture  relieve  canvas 

se  mes  ter  envious  surplus 

in  ter  view  banquet  her6ine 

Tuesday — Copy  the  words  having  more  tiian  one  syllable,  sep- 
arating syllables,  and  placing  accent  marks.  Use  dictionary  when 
necessary. 

hy  gi  ene  brevity  nourish 

custody  contact       .  familiar 

disaster  ointment  pur)ctfi.re 

Wednesday — Spell  the  antonym  for  "brevity";  the  synonym.  Are 
there  any  other  words  in  this  lesson  for  which  you  can  give  antonyms 
and  synonyms? 

ver  i  fy  crystal  adjourn 

med  le}^  original  trespass 

rev  e  nue  brigand  injurious 

Thursday — Think  the  pronimciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in  the 
lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 

mi  crobe  coastal  tutor 

grad  u  ate  encourage  pierce 

rheu  ma  tism  disttirbance  recitation 

Friday — Spell  the  suffix  in  the  word  "disturbance."  Can  you  give 
another  word  having  tlie  same  suffix?     Can  you  spell  it  ? 


142  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  6  A:  FOURTEENTH  WEEK 
6  A — New  Wuros  6B — Review  5  A — Ricvtsw 


but  ler 

entitle 

item 

fa  tal  ly 

fathom 

fortify 

leg  is  late 

ambitious 

floiirish 

Monday — ^When  we  write  the  form  of  "fortify"  that  ends  in  "ed," 
how  do  we  change  the  spelHng  of  "fortify"? 


skimp 

miracle 

cancel 

tyr  an  ny 

radiant 

receipt 

per  se  vere 

safeguard 

steadily 

Tuesday — Is  "steadily  "  a  root  word  or  a  derivative?     If  a  derivative, 
spell  the  root. 


oc  tave 

blemish 

alcove 

log  i  cal 

desirous 

aubzim 

priv  i  lege 

grammar 

sensible 

Wednesday — Copy  the  words  you  need  to  study.     Underline  the  hard- 
est letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

taunt  spaniel  entreat 

man  u  al  applaud  stagnant 

sub  sti  tute  dictionary  cucumber 

Thursday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words  in 
this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  w^ords. 


tro  phy 

alien 

weird 

un  a  ware 

quire 

ounce 

man  u  script 

admirable 

academy 

Friday — Find  any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  these  letters. 


THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER  143 

GRADE  6 A:   FIFTEENTH  WEEK 
6  A — New  Words  6B — Review  5  A — Review 

mu  se  um  collide  hearth 

port  fo  li  o  stencil  colony 

es  pe  cial  ly  cataract  victuals 

Monday — Analyze  the  derivative  word  "especially,"  telling  root  and 
prefix  and  suffix,  if  an\';  also,  telling  the  meaning  of  the  root. 

il  le  gal  bulk  treaty 

de  scend  ant  stationery  session 

rec  om  mend  providence  symptom 

Tuesday — The  derivative  "illegal"  has  the  root  "legal"  and  the  prefix 
"iL"     Using  this  root  word,  write  other  derivatives. 

so  pra  no  oxygen  level 

di  plo  ma  patience  disguise 

mon  o  gram  attractive  comp6sition 

Wednesday — Copy  this  lesson,  writing  the  hardest  word  first,  next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 

lux  u  ry  fluent  statue 

spec  u  late  tedious  serioz^s 

pam  phlet  discourage  beginrung 

Thursday— ^twdy    thus:   Look    at    a    word;  get    its    picture;  close 
eyes;  hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 


pshaw 

charade 

policy 

ce  re  als 

schooner 

villain 

av  a  lanche 

stationary 

hosiery 

Friday — Copy   all   accented   syllables   having   long   vowel    sounds; 
short  vowel  sounds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 


144  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


GRADE  6 A:   SIXTEENTH  WEEK 

6  A — New  Wordj 

6  B — Review 

5  A — Review 

Op  tion 

agile 

implore 

ad  verb 

romance 

junction 

mag  i  cal 

prominent 

challenge 

Monday — Do  you  know  what  an  adverb  is?  If  your  dictionary 
does  not  tell  you  so  you  understand,  ask  your  teacher. 

fas  ci  nate  fervent  receive 

ge  ra  ni  um  apology  whither 

pro  fi  cient  calculate  previozis 

Tuesday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word; 
get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare  picture 
with  copy. 


irk  some 

steeple 

auger 

stock  ade 

genteel 

curfew 

mas  cu  line 

accurate 

actilal 

Wednesday — Form,  and  spell,  derivatives  from  "accurate,"  using  both 
prefix  and  suffix.     Tell  the  meaning  of  the  prefix  you  have  used. 

se  ri  als  novice  mirth 

par  tial  classify  laggard 

il  lus  trate  abandon  scarcity 

Thursday — Arrange  words  alphabetically  with  reference  to  first  letters ; 
arrange  alphabetically  with  reference  to  the  first  two  letters. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages. 

Half- Yearly  Review 

To  teachers:     For  two  weeks  review  words  in  left-hand  columns,  pages  129  to  145. 

First  week,  assign  lessons  thus:  Monday  to  Thursday,  new  words,  pages  129  to  136 
inclusive.     Friday,  words  missed  four  preceding  days. 

Second  week,  assign  lessons  thus:  Monday  to  Thursday,  new  words,  pages  I37  to 
144  inclusive.     Friday,  words  missed  four  preceding  days. 

To  teachers:  See  note,  page  xxi. 


THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER  145 


GRADE  7B:   FIRST  WEEK 

7  B — New  Words 

6  A — Review 

6  B — Review 

coil 

sullen 

firmly 

grad  u  al 

frigate 

export 

con  stant 

gracious 

enlarge 

Monday — Write  two  derivatives,  using  the  word  "constant"  as  the 
root.     Let  one  derivative  have  a  suffix,  the  other  a  prefix. 

surf  mantle  thrift 

pos  sess  sanction  festival 

ma  te  ri  al  reference  shoulder 

Tuesday — Write  a  derivative,   adding  to  the  word   "sanction"     a    - 
suffix  not  beginning  with  the  vowel  "i."     Define  this  derivative. 

lat  ter 
in  vest 
em  pire 

Wednesday — Copy  the  words  you  can  spell  without  study ;  then  copy 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 


triple 

inquire 

dismal 

furioMS 

cordial 

moderate 

av  er  age 

tenant 

object 

com  bine 

brawny 

neglect 

down  cast 

construct 

deposit 

Thursday — Copy  the  words  having  more  than  one  syllable,  separating 
syllables,  and  placing  accent  marks.     Use  dictionary  when  necessary. 

du  et  survey  admiral 

pennant  contradict  transfer 

ste  nog  ra  phy  occurrence  instantly 

Friday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in  the 
lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 

To  pupils:   See  ^'Directions  for  the  Study  of  Spelling,^*  page  xr, 

10 


146  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  7B:  SECOND  WEEK 
7B — New  Words  6  A — Review  6B — Review 

sluice  adept  secure 

nick  el  vision  gopher 

prin  ci  pie  equality  unknown 

Monday — Has  the  word  "equality"  a  suffix  or  a  prefix?  If  so, 
pronounce  and  spell  the  suffix  or  prefix. 

gnat  equip  local 

cham  pi  on  series  chosen 

admissible  tribute  mel6dy 

Tuesday — Copy  words  you  need  to  study.  Underline  hardest  letter 
or  group  of  letters  in  each ;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

dahl  ia  exclude  naval 

cen  sus  encircle  threaten 

ex  te  ri  or  organize  emphasis 

Wednesday — "Encircle"  is  derived  from  "circle."  "Circle"  is 
called  the  root  word  and  "encircle"  the  derivative.  "Encircle"  con- 
tains the  prefix  "en." 

ar  riv  al  studio  verdict 

cloth  ier  seizure  balc6ny 

del  e  gate  begrudge  fanciful 

Thursday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words  in 
this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 

par  ti  tion  slander  usiial 

for  tu  nate  evident  width 

mort  gage  regiment  torrmt 

Friday — Does  this  lesson  contain  any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds 
are  formed  by  a  combination  of  two  letters  ? 

To  teachers:   See  "How  to  Direct  the  Study  of  Spelling"  page  xx. 


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ten  or 
van  i  ty 
re  quire 


GRADE  7B:  THIRD  WEEK 
6  A — Review 


guise 

acrobat 

possible 


6  B — Review 

power 

orphan 

integer 


Monday — Copy  this  lesson,  writing  the  hardest  word  first,  next  hard- 
est second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 


rad  ish 
o  ver  alls 
pe  cul  iar 


shrewd 

platform 

secretary- 


fuel 

scenery 

syllable 


Tuesday — Define  the  word  "shrewd."  G'lve  a  synonym  for  it;  an 
antonym.     Spell  these  two  words. 

a  gen  cy  drudge  tallow 

favorite  sluggish  frantic 

con  spic  u  ous  dialogue  delicate 

Wednesday — "Favorite"  is  derived  from  "favor."  "Favor"  is 
called  the  root  word  and  "favorite"  the  derivative.  "Favorite" 
contains  the  suffix  "ite." 


haunt 
de  mand 
em  i  grant 


enliven 

supreme 

perpetual 


proof 

discord 

knuckle 


Thursday — Study  thus:   Look  at  a  word;  get  its  picture;  close  eyes; 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 


genuine  recite 

advertise  visible 

peaceable  vehicle 

Friday — Copy   all    accented   syllables,  having   long   vowel    sounds; 
short  vowel  sounds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 

To  teachers:   See  ^^  Phonic  Chart,' ^  page  xxxii. 


as  sess 
in  tel lect 
em  bank  ment 


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7B — New  Words  6  A — Review  6B — Review 

cravat  candid  guilt 

jeal  ous  storage  booth 

rec  ol  lect  pronoun  probably 

Monday — Has  "pronoun"  a  suffix  or  a  prefix?  If  so,  pronounce, 
spell,  and  give  the  meaning  of  the  suffix  or  prefix. 

pro  cure  deluge  create 

def  i  ni  tion  patriot  lengthen 

extraordinary         portrait  uncertain 

Tuesday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word ; 
get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare  picture 
with  copy. 

de  file  veto  troop 

se  ere  cy  terrace  estate 

eel  e  brate  invention  deliver 

Wednesday — Note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column. 
Copy  words,  if  any,  in  other  columns  having  same  vowel  sounds. 

pat  ent  surge  scale 

trai  tor  reliable  trolley 

cor  nice  allowance  electric 

Thursday — "Reliable"  is  a  derivative,  having  the  suffix  "able." 
How  is  the  spelling  of  the  root  changed  in  this  derivative? 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  list 
of  the  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study 
until  you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

Improve  your  ability  to  use  the  dictionary  by  (i)  reviewing  the 
alphabet  occasionally;  (2)  telling  the  location  of  certain  letters  in  the 
alphabet,  as,  "d"  is  nearer  the  first  of  the  alphabet  than  "k,"  "t"  is 
nearer  the  close  than  "p";  (3)  reviewing  diacritical  markings  occa- 
sionally; (4)  looking  up  the  meaning  of  one  word  daily. 

Carry  to  future  reviews  words  misspelled  in  each  monthly  review. 
To  teachers:   See  ^'Phonetic  Words,^'  page  xxiv. 


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7B — New  Words 

6  A — Review 

6  B — Review 

i    be  tray 

league 

talmt 

coun  ter  f  eit 

deputy 

eagerly 

at  mos  phere 

recruit 

venttire 

Monday — Copy  the  words  you  can  spell  without  study;  then  copy 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 

fiord  rein  neigh 

dis  count  congress  target 

ex  plor  ers  serenade  judgment 

Tuesday — Copy  the  words  having  more  than  one  syllable,  separating 
syllables,  and  placing  accent  marks.     Use  dictionary  when  necessary. 


re  volve 

plead 

reward 

pre  tend 

yonder 

special 

lo  cal  i  ty 

improving 

national 

Wednesday — Write  as  many  derivatives  as  you  can,  using  the  word 
'special "  as  a  root  word.     Use  both  prefixes  and  suffixes. 


glo  ri  ous 

superb 

social 

so  cia  ble 

bounce 

orator 

com  pe  tent 

consider 

skillful 

Thursday — Form  and  spell  a  derivative  by  adding   to  the  word 
"superb"  some  suffix  beginning  with  a  consonant. 

re  duce  saunter  fabric 

con  di  tion  popular  celery 

in  di  vid  u  al  recently  inspire 

Friday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in  the 
lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 

To  pupils:    See  *^ Directions  for  the  Study  of  Spelling,'"  page  xx. 


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7B — New  Words 

a  chieve 
rep  re  sent 
pen  in  su  la 


GRADE  7B:  SIXTH  WEEK 
6  A — Review 

crevice 

outward 
subtrahend 


6  B — Review 

wedge 
fragile 
customer 


Monday — Pronounce  and  spell  an  antonym  for  the  word  "fragile"; 
a  synonym.     Construct  good  sentences  using  these  two  words. 


quan  ti  ty 
e  con  o  my 
sat  is  f ac  tion 


raiment 
prudent 
contribute 


tropic 

studioz/s 

disagree 


Tuesday — Copy  words  you  need  to  study.     Underline  hardest  letter 
or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 


purs  er 
a  bil  i  ty 
su  pe  ri  or 


debris 

utmost 

success 


outrage 

universe 

tenemmt 


Wednesday — Form  a  derivative  by  adding  to  the  word  "outrage" 
some  suffix  beginning  with  a  vowel.     Be  careful  about  spelling. 


de  ci  sion 

abolish 

artist 

cu  ri  OS  i  ty 

halibut 

zephyr 

me  trop  0  lis 

council 

pension 

Thursday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words  in 
this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 


lib  er  al 

feud 

tandem 

do  mes  tic 

sphere 

property 

el  0  quence 

specimen 

ordinary 

Friday — Find  any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  these  letters. 

To  teachers:   See  ''How  to  Direct  the  Study  of  Spelling,'"  page  xx. 


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GRADE  7 B:  SEVENTH  WEEK 

7  B — New  Words 

6  A — Review 

6  B — Review 

fix  ture 

consul 

p^ril 

ex  treme 

science 

digest 

a  bun  dant 

probable 

massive 

Monday — Copy  this  lesson,  writing  the  hardest  word  first,  next  hard- 
est second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 


gui  tar  pursuit  urgent 

car  di  nal  banana  scheme 

ad  jec  tive  engrave  scratch 

Tuesday — Study  thus:   Look  at  a  word;  get  its  picture;  close  eyes; 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 


cab  i  net 

secrete 

cider 

vi  a  duct 

witness 

yacht 

ex  ist  ence 

ambition 

pr6vision 

Wednesday — Copy  all  accented  syllables  having  long  vowel  sounds; 
short  vowel  sounds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 

com  i  cal  sundry  plaid 

san  i  ta  ry  musical  insertion 

or  na  ment  standard  telephone 

Thursday — Has  the  word  "musical"  a  prefix  or  a  suffix?     If  so,  pro- 
nounce and  spell  the  prefix  or  suffix. 

du  ra  ble  tactful  knack 

in  ci  dent  jewelry  m61est 

pro  pri  e  tor  drought  audience 

Friday — Is  the  form  "audience"  singular  or  plural?     If  singular, 
spell  the  plural;  if  plural,  spel'  the  singular.     See  page  vi. 
To  teachers:  See  "  Words  Frequently  Misspelled  When  Writing,"  page  xxii. 


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GRADE  7B:   EIGHTH 

WEEK 

7B — New  Words 

6  A — Review 

6  B — Review 

en  am  el 

rival 

hydrant 

a  bu  sive 

admit 

presence 

Drei  u  dice 

endeavor 

c?ccasion 

Monday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard 
word;  get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare 
picture  with  copy. 


mul  ti  tude 

excel 

plural 

rev  0  lu  tion 

rotary 

sustain 

com  mer  cial 

distress 

griimble 

Tuesday — "Commercial"    is    derived    from    "( 
merce"  is  the  root  word  and  "commercial"  the 
mercial"   contains  the  suffix  "ial." 

commerce . "     "  Com  - 
derivative.     "Com- 

script 

execute 

awning 

tel  e  graph 

frontier 

variety 

em  bar  rass 

skeleton 

leopard 

Wednesday — Spell  the  plural  of  the  word  "varif 
What  is  the  root  word  of  the  derivative  "variety 

.ty." 
"? 

See  page  vi. 

cul  vert 

gesture 

equally 

cam  paign 

pyramid 

register 

sym  pa  thy 

victorious 

splendor 

Thursday — Arrange  words  alphabetically  with  reference  to  first 
letters;  arrange  alphabetically  with  reference  to  the  first  two  letters. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  list 
of  the  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study 
until  you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

Define  a  "root"  word;  a  "derivative"  word;  a  "suffix";  a  "prefix." 
Do  you  always  know  a  derivative  word  when  you  see  one? 

At  the  close  of  each  day's  lesson  copy  into  a  notebook  the  words  you 
have  misspelled.  Take  notebook  home  every  Friday,  and  ask  your 
parents  to  help  you  study  and  hear  you  spell  the  words  in  it. 

To  pupils:    See  "  Things  for  Pupils  to  Remember,"  page  v. 


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7  B — New  Words 

6  A — Review 

6B — Review 

cres  cent 

subdue 

oasis 

mer  cu  ry 

interest 

rumor 

ac  tu  al  ly 

ventilate 

vestibule 

Monday — Copy  the  words  you  can  spell  without 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 

study;  then  copy 

cal  lous 

tuition 

canon 

nov  el  ty 

primary 

penalty 

found  ry 

restaurant 

notable 

Tuesday — Copy  the  words  having  more  than  one  s; 
syllables,  and  placing  accent  marks.     Use  dictionary 

y liable,  separating 
when  necessary. 

pre  sume 

eternal 

prey 

di  ag  0  nal 

ancestor 

loiter 

an  ec  dote 

vigorous 

quaint 

Wednesday — When  we  write  the  form  of  the  word  "loiter"  that 
ends  in  "ed,"  do  we  double  the  final  consonant? 

queue 

ordeal 

ratio 

gal  ler  y 

unusual 

diameter 

cap  ti  vate 

chocolate 

stampede 

Thursday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in  the 
lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 

vas  e  line 

colonial 

faculty 

de  fi  cient 

minstrel 

viceroy 

cour  te  ous 

squander 

signdttLre 

Friday — Is  "colonial"  a  root  word  or  a  derivative?     If  a  derivative, 
spell  the  root. 

To  teachers:  See  ^*  Rules  for  Spelling^*  page  vi. 


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GRADE  7B:   TENTH  WEEK 

7B — New  Words 

6  A — Review 

6  B — ^Review 

at  tor  ney 

yearn 

obscure 

f  e  ro  cious 

dreadful 

sulphz^r 

mem  0  rize 

assistance 

drainage 

Monday — Can  you  spell  the  plural  of  the  word 
page  vi.     Consult  the  dictionary,  if  necessary. 

"attorney"?     See 

cro  quet 

garret 

vague 

ac  cus  tom 

precious 

tendril 

oc  cu  pa  tion 

diminish 

opponent 

Tuesday — ^Write 
"precious."     Then 

both  a  synonym  and  an  antonym  for  the  word 
use  these  words  in  sentences. 

re  fund 

majority 

transit 

diph  the  ri  a 

wampimi 

captive 

prep  0  si  tion 

encounter 

paragraph 

Wednesday — Copy  the  words  you  need  to  study.  Underline  the 
hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each ;  think  of  some  way  to  remem- 
ber it. 


quo  rum 

crim  i  nal 

ge  o  graph  i  cal 


ivory 

guidance 

commandment 


genial 

consume 

candidate 


Thursday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words  in 
this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 


tri  cy  cle 
cur  ren  cy 
de  cep  tion 


inherit 

sapphire 

millinery 


tidal 
elevate 


precipice 

Friday — Does  this  lesson  contain  any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds 
are  formed  by  a  combination  of  two  letters? 

To  teachers:    See  "The  Use  of  the  Dictionary,"  page  xviii. 


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7B:   ELEVENTH  WEEK 

7B — New  Words 

6  A — Review 

6  B — Review 

chol  er  a 

adorn 

Vigor 

de  ci  sive 

omnibus 

can6py 

mer  ci  f  ul 

commerce 

surface 

Monday — Write  an  antonym  for  the  derivative  "merciful,"  changing 
only  the  suffix.     Are  there  other  derivatives  in  this  lesson? 

gigantic  although  oath 

neuralgia  sufficient  swspect. 

de  lin  quent  friendship  meridian 

Tuesday — Is  "gigantic "  a  root  word  or  a  derivative?    If  a  derivative, 
spell  the  root. 

pred  i  cate  suitable  quality 

con  so  nant  obstacle  township 

ab  bre  vi  ate  cultivate  disappear 

Wednesday — Copy  this  lesson,  writing  the  hardest  word  first,  next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 

cav  al  ry  legacy  realize 

e  mo  tion  handicap  tlnique 

res  er  voir  testimony  inspector 

Thursday — Study  thus:   Look  at  a  word;  get  its  picture;  close  eyes; 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 

cannery 
squad  ron 
au  thor  i  ty 

W        Friday — Copy   all   accented   syllables   having   long   vowel   sounds; 
short  vowel  sounds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 


portable 

mariner 

moccasin 

s61ution 

advantageous 

tapestry 

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GRADE  7B:   TWELFTH  WEEK 
7B — New  Words  6  A — Review  6B — Review 

ep  i  sode  motor  editor 

rhu  barb  surrender  fatigue 

man  li  ness  adventure  numerous 

Monday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word; 
get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare  picture 
with  copy. 

ca  pa  ble  vengeance  militia 

gon  do  la  convention  peasant 

spher  i  cal  performance  bravery 

Tuesday — Is  "performance"  a  root  word  or  a  derivative?  If  a 
derivative,  spell  the  root. 

f  er  ry  refusal  leistlre 

of  fi  cial  horizon  stanch 

de  li  cious  monitor  htimanity 

Wednesday — Find  each  word  in  this  lesson  containing  a  root  word 
and  a  suffix  or  prefix.     Spell  the  root  word  in  each. 

cer  ti  f  y  treasury  sdlivd 

pa  vil  ion  plasterer  gazette 

ab  so  lute  orchestra  finance 

Thursday — Note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column. 
Copy  words,  if  any,  in  other  columns  having  same  vowel  sounds. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  list 
of  the  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study 
until  you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

Once  a  week,  of tener  if  necessary,  turn  to  phonic  chart  on  page  xxxii 
and  spend  a  few  minutes  following  directions  given  for  phonic  drill. 
If  you  find  drill   difficult,  you   should  devote  extra  time  to  it. 

Carry  to  future  reviews  words  misspelled  in  each  monthly  review. 


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7B — New  Words  6  A — Review  6B — Review 

ex  haust  illegal  typical 

magnify         •  octave  coastal 

ar  gu  ment  medley  rdmance 

Monday — Copy  the  words  you  can  spell  without  study;  then  copy 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 

coin  age  texture  bulk 

vouch  er  magical  gender 

pen  ance  proficient  desiroz^s 

Tuesday — Spell  an  antonym  for  the  word  "proficient";  also  a  syno- 
nym.    Do  you  know  the  meaning  of  the  word  "proficient".'* 

ro  sa  ry  trophy  relieve 

man  i  cure  revenue  ointmmt 

di  rec  to  ry  recommend  stationary 

Wednesday — Copy  the  words  having  more  than  one  syllable,  sep- 
arating syllables,  and  placing  accent  marks.  Use  dictionary  when 
necessary. 

colo  nel  adverb  classify 

gas  o  line  graduate  bagquet 

sou  ve  nir  pamphlet  cataract 

Thursday — Write  the  abbreviation  for  the  word  "colonel."  Can 
you  write  the  abbreviation  for  any  other  word  in  this  lesson? 

martyr  pshaw  flumt 

al  ti  tude  persevere  oxygen 

guar  an  tee  masculine  safeguard 

Friday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in  the  les- 
son; then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 


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GRADE  7B:  FOURTEENTH  WEEK 
7B — New  Words  6  A — ^Review  6B — Review 

languid  logical  spaniel 

es  sen  tial  hygiene  •       contact 

coun  te  nance  stockade  ambitioz^s 

Monday — Copy  words  you  need  to  study.  Underline  hardest  letter 
or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

phrase  verify  genteel 

maj  es  ty  semester  envioz^s 

bun  ga  low  fascinate  grammar 

Tuesday — "Envious"  is  a  derivative  word,  containing  the  suffix 
"ous."     What  change  is  made  in  the  spelling  of  the  root  word? 

rhythm  butler  stencil 

des  ti  ny  speculate  abandon 

cau  tious  manuscript  admirable 

Wednesday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words 
in  this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 

sol  i  ta  ry  oriole  charade 

cen  ten  ni  al  especially  patimce 

am  bu  lance  descendant  discourage 

Thursday — "Discourage"  is  a  derivative  word,  containing  the  prefix 
"dis."  Use  some  other  prefix  before  "courage"  making  an  antonym 
for   "discourage." 

crit  i  cal  skimp  entitle 

au  to  graph  serials  miracle 

hem  i  sphere  irksome  providence 

Friday — Find  any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  these  letters. 


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7  B — New  Words 

sen  ti  nel 
in  ter  nal 
cir  cum  f  er  ence 


GRADE  7B:  FIFTEENTH  WEEK 
6  A — Review 


diploma 
soprano 
interview 


6  B — Review 

brevity 
blemish 
attractive 


Monday — Copy  this  lesson,   writing  the  hardest  word  first,   next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 


ex  ter  nal 
ar  chi  tect 
mul  ti  pli  cand 


fatally 
luxury 
substitute 


steeple 

encourage 

dictionary 


Tuesday — Study  thus:   Look  at  a  word;  get  its  picture;  close  eyes; 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 


an  them 
ap  par  el 
pheas  ant 


custody 
tyranny 
museum 


tedioz^s 
original 
accurate 


Wednesday — Form  a  derivative  by  adding  to  the  word  "tedious" 
some  suffix  beginning  with  a  consonant.     Spell  this  derivative. 


ro  ta  tion 
de  sign  er 
cyl  in  der 


option 
cereals 
rheumatism 


fervmt 
crystal 
dp616gy 


Thursday — Look  in  the  dictionary  for  the  meaning  of  the  word 
'option."     Use  the  word  in  a  written  sentence. 


lav  en  der 
prin  ci  pal 
ben  e  fi  cial 


insurance 
geranium 
avalanche 


alien 

applaud 

calculate 


Friday — Copy   all   accented   syllables   having   long   vowel   sounds; 
short  vowel  sounds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 


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GRADE  7B:  SIXTEENTH  WEEK 
7B — New  Words  6  A — Review  6B — Review 

ruffian  microbe  cc>llide 

sched  ule  privilege  fathom 

in  ter  na  tion  al  monogram  prominent 

Monday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word ; 
get  picture  of  it ;  close  eyes ;  hold  picture ;  open  eyes ;  compare  picture 
with  copy. 


cav  ern 

taunt 

agile 

dil  i  gence 

disaster 

quire 

pos  ses  sive 

portfolio 

novice 

Tuesday — Is  the  form  ' 
spell  the  plural;  if  plural, 

'portfolio"  singula] 
spell  the  singular. 

*  or  plural?     If  singular, 
See  page  vi. 

urban 

partial 

radiant 

ca  pac  i  ty 

manual 

brigand 

ap  pre  ci  ate 

legislate 

schooner 

Wednesday — Form    and    spell  derivatives  by  adding  to  "partial" 
a  suffix  beginning  with  a  consonant;  a  suffix  beginning  with  a  vowel. 

le  gion 

unaware 

tableau 

e  nu  mer  ate 

illustrate 

station5,ry 

a  pos  tro  phe 

automobile 

disturbance 

Thursday — Arrange   words    alphabetically   with   reference    to   first 
letters;  arrange  alphabetically  with  reference  to  first  two  letters. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages. 

Half-yearly  Review 

To  teachers:     For  two  weeks  review  words  in  left-hand  columns,  pages  145  to  161. 

First  week,  assign  lessons  thus:     Monday  to  Thursday,  new  words,  pages  145  to 
152  inclusive.     Friday,  words  missed  four  preceding  days. 

.  Second  week,  assign  lessons  thus:  .  Monday  to  Thursday,  new  words,  pages  153  to 
i(6o  inclusive.     Friday,  words  missed  four  preceding  days. 

To  teachers:     See  note,  page  xxi. 


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GRADE  7  A:   FIRST  WEEK 
7  A — New  Words  7B — Review  6  A — Review 

ac  quire  latter  ^quip 

fault  less  clothier  reference 

dis  tinct  ly  demand  begrudge 

Monday — "Faultless"  is  derived  from  "fault."  "Fault"  is  the  root 
word  and  "faultless"  the  derivative.  "Faultless"  contains  the  suffix 
"less." 


tal  ents 

radish 

guise 

com  e  dy 

combine 

sullen 

crit  i  cism 

recollect 

invention 

Tuesday — Copy  the  words  you  can  spell 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time 

without 
on  them. 

study;  then  cop] 

vigil 

dahlia 

cordial 

guile 

constant 

sluggish 

bevel 

definition 

construct 

Wednesday — Copy  the  words  having  more  than  one  syllable,  sep- 
arating syllables,  and  placing  accent  marks.  Use  dictionary  when 
necessary. 

vivid  defile  adept 

ep  i  dem  ic  sluice  tenant 

man  u  f  ac  ture  agency  secretary 

Thursday — Is  the  form  "agency"  singular  or  plural?  li  singular, 
write  the  plural ;  if  plural ,  write  the  singular.     See  page  vi. 

tier  cravat  portrait 

cau  cus  patent  organize 

pros  per  ous  principle  regiment 

Friday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in  the 
lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 

To  pupils:  See  "  Directions  for  the  Study  of  Spelling,''  page  xx. 

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GRADE  7  A:   SECOND  WEEK 


7  A — New  Words 

7  B — Review 

6  A — Review 

de  f ense 

require 

deluge 

in  f  e  ri  or 

average 

terrace 

con  ven  ience 

conspicuous 

enliven 

Monday — By  adding  the  suffix  "ly"  to  "conspicuous,"  we  form  the 
derivative  "conspicuously."     This  suffix  begins  with  a  consonant. 

wily 

surf 

veto 

pa  role 

intellect 

equality 

f  ru  gal 

champion 

allowance 

Tuesday — By  adding  the  suffix  "ual"  to  "intellect,"  we  form  the 
derivative  "intellectual."     This  suffix  begins  with  a  vowel. 

in  diet 

census 

triple 

sal  a  ble 

pennant 

platform 

dis  ci  pline 

embankment 

contradict 

Wednesday — Copy  words  you  need  to  study.     Underline  hardest  letter 
or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 


rigid 

coil 

slander 

neu  tral 

nickel 

gracious 

ran  dom 

fortunate 

sarjction 

Thursday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words  in 
this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 

to  ken  cornice  shrewd 

heirloom  peculiar  reliable 

tur  pen  tine  downcast  peaceable 

Friday — Find  any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  these  letters. 

To  teachers:   See  "How  to  Direct  the  Study  of  Spelling,''  page  xx. 


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7  A — New  Words  7B — Review  6  A — Review 

fu  gi  tive  duet  vision 

tel  e  scope  secrecy  patriot 

op  por  tu  ni  ty  mortgage  perpetual 

Monday — Copy   this  lesson,   writing  the   hardest  word  first,   next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 


scant  y 

haunt 

evident 

pa  ter  nal 

vanity 

silpreme 

en  dur  ance 

empire 

advertise 

Tuesday — Has  the  word  "endurance"  a  suffix  or  a  prefix?     If  so, 
pronounce  and  spell  the  suffix  or  prefix.     Spell  the  root. 

sen  ior  assess  genuine 

mu  cous  possess  dialogue 

con  sti  tu  tion  exterior  occurrmce 

Wednesday — Study   thus:   Look  at  a   word;   get  its  picture;  close 
eyes;  hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 

grudge  arrival  frigate 

tour  ist  gradual  brawny 

e  nor  mous  overalls  possible 

Thursday — Form  a  derivative  by  adding  to  the  word  "enormous" 
some  suffix  beginning  with  a  consonant.     Spell  this  word. 

leg  i  ble  gnat  mantle 

qui  nine  traitor  sz^rvey 

rum  mage  procure  acr6bat 

Friday — Copy   all   accented   syllables   having   long   vowel   sounds; 
short  vowel  sounds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 
To  teachers:   See  *' Phonic  Chart, '^  page  xxxii. 


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GRADE  7  A:   FOURTH  WEEK 
7  A — New  Words  •  7  B — Review  6  A — Review 

socket  jealous  series 

par  o  dy  celebrate  dismal 

enterprise  admissible  exclude 

Monday — Write  a  synonym  for  the  word  "exclude";  an  antonym. 
Use  these  two  words  in  sentences. 

ter  rif  ic  tenor  seizure 

pur  port  partition  drudge 

nom  i  nee  stenography  tribute 

Tuesday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word ; 
get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare  picture 
with  copy. 

rev  el  ry  invest  surge 

se  cu  ri  ty  favorite  studio 

op  tion  al  emigrant  pronoun 

Wednesday — Is  the  form  "security"  singular  or  plural?  If  singular, 
write  the  plural;  if  plural,  write  the  singular.     See  page  vi. 

staple  delegate  candid 

dig  ni  ty  material  storage 

un  e  qual  extraordinary  encircle 

Thursday — Arrange  words  alphabetically  with  reference  to  first  letters ; 
arrange  alphabetically  with  reference  to  first  two  letters. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  list 
of  the  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study 
until  you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

Occasionally,  after  studying  a  lesson,  test  yourself  before  recita- 
tion as  follows:  Look  at  book;  copy  first  letter  of  each  word;  close 
book;  try  to  complete  each  word  in  writing. 

Keep  a  copy  of,  and  study,  every  word  you  misspell  in  daily 
lessons  and  in  written  compositions. 

Carry  to  future  reviews  words  misspelled  in  each  monthly  review. 

To  teachers:   See  *^ Phonetic  Words,''  page  xxiv. 


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7  A — New  Words 

can  teen 
sum  ma  ry 
quan  da  ry 


GRADE  7  A:  FIFTH  WEEK 

7  B — Review  6  A — Review 

extreme  plead 

represent  crevice 

proprietor  corjgress 


Monday — Copy  the  words  you  can  spell  without  study;  then  copy 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 

traf  fie  viaduct  admit 

im  po  lite  discount  recruit 

con  se  quence  adjective  witness 

Tuesday — "Impolite"  is  derived  from  "polite."  "Polite"  is  the 
root  word  and  "impolite"  the  derivative.  "Impolite"  contains  the 
prefix  "im." 


so  journ 

liberal 

rein 

ker  0  sene 

pretend 

pzltrsuit 

dem  0  crat 

telegraph 

endeavor 

Wednesday — Copy  the  words  having  more  than  one  syllable,  sep- 
arating syllables,  and  placing  accent  marks.  Use  dictionary  when 
necessary. 


for  lorn 
fraud  u  lent 
con  tin  u  ous 


abusive 
glorious 
economy 


abolish 
yonder 
skeleton 


Thursday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in  the 
lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 


reduce  rival 

sanitary  prudent 

curiosity  probable 

Friday — Write   derivatives,  adding   to    the  word   "rival"   a  suffix 
beginning  with  a  consonant;  a  suffix  beginning  with  a  vowel. 

To  pupils:   See  ''  Directions  for  the  Study  of  Spelling,''  page  xx. 


mi  rage 
as  sem  bly 
or  di  nance 


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7  A — New  Words 

or  a  cle 
sur  gi  cal 
ob  struct 


GRADE  7  A:   SIXTH  WEEK 
7  B — Review 

guitar 

achieve 

atmosphere 


6  A — Review 


science 


halibz^t 
frontier 


Monday — Copy  words  you  need  to  study.      Underline  hardest  letter 
or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 


re  al  i  ty 
in  ven  tor 
e  con  o  mize 


fixture 

explorers 

multitude 


siindry 
sz^ccess 
raiment 


Tuesday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words  in 
this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 


pivot 

revolve 

jewelry 

u  til  i  ty 

eloquence 

drought 

vet  er  an 

metropolis 

cc^ntribilte 

Wednesday — In 
do  we  drop  final  ' 

writing  "contribute"  with  the  suffix  "ing"  added, 
"e"?     See  page  vi. 

stal  wart 

purser 

rotary 

lig  a  ments 

existence 

stlperb 

gen  er  os  i  ty 

competent 

poptlldr 

Thursday — Does  this  lesson  contain  any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds 
are  formed  by  a  combination  of  two  letters? 

brogue 

enamel 

sphere 

e  ter  ni  ty 

durable 

utmost 

for  f  ei  ture 

individual 

dSptity 

Friday — Is  "durable"  a  root  word  or  a  derivative?     If  a  root  word, 
spell  several  derivatives,  if  a  derivative,  spell  the  root. 

To  teachers:   See  ''How  to  Direct  the  Study  of  Spelling"  page  xx. 


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GRADE 

7  A:  SEVENTH  WEEK 

7  A — New  Words 

7  B — Review 

6  A — ^Review 

gal'lant 

script 

conswl 

pre  serve 

cardinal 

musical 

in  fan  try 

quantity 

serenade 

Monday — Copy   this  lesson,   writing  the  hardest 
hardest  second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 

word  first,   next 

omen 

culvert 

council 

ne  ces  si  ty 

embarrass 

execute 

mag  nif  i  cent 

counterfeit 

improving 

Tuesday — Form  a  derivative  from  "embarrass"  by  adding  a  suffix 
beginning  with  a  consonant.     Spell  and  define  this  word. 

ret  i  na 

fiord 

saunter 

com  pre  hend 

ability 

outward 

ac  knowl  edge 

decision 

pyramid 

Wednesday — Study   thus 
eyes;  hold  picture  in  mind; 

Look  at  a   word;   get  its  picture;  close 
open  eyes;  write  the  word. 

pre  diet 

comical 

bdnand 

in'stinct 

locality 

standard 

mon  u  ment 

incident 

victorious 

Thursday — Copy  all  accented  syllables  having  long  vowel  sounds; 
short  vowel  sounds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 

tariff 

campaign 

gesture 

sculp  ture 

sympathy 

consider 

in  stru  ment 

revolution 

subtrahend 

Friday — "Revolution"  has  a  suffix.     Pronounce  and  spell  it.     De- 
fine and  spell  the  root.     How  does  the  derivative  get  its  meaning? 
To  teachers:     See  ^^  Words  Frequently  Misspelled  When  Writing,' 

page  xxii. 


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7  A — New  "Words 

tex  tile 
nor  mal 
pro  logue 


GRADE  7  A:   EIGHTH  WEEK 
7  B — Review 

prejudice 
condition 
satisfaction 


6  A — Review 

recmtly 
engrave 


specimen 

Monday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  vi^ord ; 
get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare  picture 
with  copy. 

se  quel  cabinet  secrete 

va  ri  ous  domestic  distress 

tran  quil  peninsula  ambition 

Tuesday — Define  the  word  "sequel."  Is  the  form  singular  or  plural? 
If  singular,  spell  the  plural ;  if  plural,  spell  the  singular. 


vacuum 
ped  i  gree 
mys  te  ri  ous 


betray 

superior 

ornament 


excel 

league 

tactful 


Wednesday — Has  "mysterious "  a  prefix  or  a  suffix?     If  so,  pronounce 
and  spell  the  prefix  or  suffix;  also,  the  root. 


o  ver  ture 
des  ti  tute 
au  then  tic 


sociable 

abundant 

commercial 


feud 

debris 

bounce 


Thursday — Note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column. 
Copy  any  words  in  other  columns  having  same  vowel  sounds. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  list 
of  the  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study 
until  you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

When  spelling  orally,  always  pronounce  words  before  spelling,  not 
after,  pausing  between  syllables  in  words  of  more  than  one  syllable. 

After  studying  spelling  lessons  you  must  remember  them  until  the 
next  day,  when  you  are  tested  on  them.  What  do  you  do  with  words 
misspelled  in  tests?     See  page  xvi  for  "Correction  of  Errors." 

In  passing  spelling  blanks  and  pencils  before  tests,  be  quick  but  quiet. 

To  pupils:  See  "  Things  for  Pupils  to  Remember,'^  page  v. 


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GRADE  7  A:    NINTH  WEEK 
7  A — New  Words  7  B — Review  6  A — Review 

re  gime  foundry  interest 

de  vel  op  gondola  omnibus 

at'tri  bute  deception  performance 

Monday — Copy  the  words  you  can  spell  without  study;  then  copy 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 

tri  o  cholera  orchestra 

mar  i  ner  diagonal  testimbny 

prod  i  gy  reservoir  assistance 

Tuesday — Copy  the  words  having  more  than  one  syllable,  separating 
syllables,  and  placing  accent  marks.     Use  dictionary  when  necessary. 

nov  el  ist  ferry  adorn 

con  tract'  captivate  suitable 

re  mem  brance  occupation  ancestor 

Wednesday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in  the 
lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 

« 

sculp  tor  official  primary 

foun  da  tion  ferocious  precio^l^s 

university  abbreviate        '        restaurant 

Thursday — Write  a  synonym  for  the  word  "abbreviate."     Write  an 
antonym.     Use  these  two  words  in  WTitten  sentences. 

ex  ceed  certify  eternal 

ar  ti  fi  cial  cannery  dreadful 

sub  stance  diphtheria  portable 

Friday — Is  "dreadful"  a  root  word  or  a  derivative?     Write  a  deriv- 
ative, adding  to  "dreadful,"  a  sufhx  beginning  with  a  consonant. 
To  teachers:  See  *^ Rules  for  Spelling,"  page  vi. 


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7  A — New  Words 

dis  cern 
par  ti  san 
man  i  fest 


GRADE  7  A:   TENTH  WEEK 
7  B — Review 

cavalry 

actually 

geographical 


6  A — Review 

swbdue 

majority 

vengeance 


Monday-^— "^hsit  words  in  this  lesson  cannot,  by  use  of  prefixes  or 
suffixes,  be  made  into  derivative  words?     Consult  the  dictionary. 


pi  o  neer 
bur  lesque 
con  ven  ient 


novelty 
capable 
tricycle 


altiiough 

sz/rrender 

friendship 


Tuesday — Copy  words  you  need  to  study.     Underline  hardest  letter 
or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 


roy  al  ty 
for  ci  ble 
ac  cept  ance 


episode 

gigantic 

anecdote 


gmdance 

millinery 

convention 


Wednesday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words  in 
this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 


bul  le  tin 
o  rig  i  nate 
in  gen  ious 


croquet 
vaseline 
predicate 


sapphire 

siifficimt 

wamp^^m 


Thursday — Prefix  a  syllable  to  the  word  "sufficient"  and  make  a 
word  with  opposite  meaning.     Define  this  prefix. 


trea  son 
sane  tum 
vo  cab  u  la  ry 


absolute 
delicious 
memorize 


monitor 
minstrel 
commerce 


Friday — Find  any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  these  letters. 

To  teachers:     See  "The  Use  of  the  Dictionary,^*  page  xviii. 


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GRADE  7  A:   ELEVENTH  WEEK 
7  A — New  Words  7  B — Review  6  A — Review 

politics  decisive  garret 

sus  pense  attorney  obstacle 

per  ma  nent  consonant  dimmish 

.,      Monday — Copy   this  lesson,   writing   the   hardest   word  first,   next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 

suf  f  rage  quorum  ttiition 

vi  cin  i  ty  mercury  unustial 

leg  is  la  ture  authority  cJmmandmmt 

Tuesday— Is  "legislature"  a  root  word  or  a  derivative?     If  a  deriva- 
tive, spell  the  root. 

planets  callous  legacy 

cur  a  ble  pavilion  horizon 

neg  li  gent  manliness  advantageozis 

Wednesday — Write   an   antonym   for   "negligent";  a   synonym.     If 
you  cannot  define  "antonym"  or  "synonym,"  consult  the  dictionary. 

launch  refund  Yigorous 

culprit  gallery  treastiry 

chiv  al  ry  spherical  cultivate 

Thursday — Study  thus:   Look  at  a  word;  get  its  picture;  close  eyes; 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 

vend  or  currency  iv6ry 

ev  i  dence  neuralgia  inherit 

an  te  ced  ent  courteous  adventure 

Friday — Copy    all    accented    syllables   having   long   vowel    sounds; 
short  vowel  sounds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 


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GRADE  7 A:   TWELFTH  WEEK 
7  A — New  Words  7  B — Review  6  A — Review 

won  drous  queue  -         refusal 

fortitude  emotion  handicap 

mo  not  o  nous  merciful  encounter 

Monday — Write  a  derivative,  adding  to  "merciful,"  a  suffix  beginning 
with  a  consonant.  If  you  cannot  define  "consonant,"  consult  your 
teacher. 

se  cede  deficient  yearn 

in  dulge  accustom  plasterer 

in  ter  val  delinquent  choc61ate 

Tuesday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word; 
get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare  picture 
with  copy. 

dit  to  crescent  ordeal 

va  can  cy  criminal  colonial 

punc  tu  ate  squadron  moccasin 

Wednesday — ^When  we  add  "ed"  to  "punctuate,"  what  must  we  do 
with  the  final  "e"  of  the  root  word?     See  page  vi. 

dow  er  rhubarb  motor 

por  ter  presume  squander 

syn  o  nym  preposition  ventilate 

,     Thursday — Arrange  words  alphabetically  with  reference  to  first  let- 
ters; arrange  alphabetically  with  reference  to  first  two  letters. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in 
the  left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write 
a  list  of  the  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and 
study  until  you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

By  this  time  you  know  the  four  kinds  of  spelling  exercises:  Super- 
vised study,  in  which  the  teacher  directs  pupils;  independent  study 
by  pupils,  during  which  each  tries  to  do  his  best  thinking;  the  test  of 
the  lesson,  which  is  a  short,  brisk  exercise;  and  correction  of  errors. 

Carry  to  future  reviews  words  misspelled  in  each  monthly  review. 


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GRADE  7  A:   THIRTEENTH  WEEK 

7  A — New  Words 

7  B — Review 

6  A — Review 

de  vice 

phrase 

skimp 

leg  is  la  tor 

altitude 

cust6dy 

dis  tin  guish 

architect 

diploma 

Monday — Copy  the  words  you  can  spell  without  study;  then  copy 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 


ac  quit 

ruffian 

verify 

fa  vor  a  ble 

penance 

pshaw 

sub  ma  rine 

cautious 

logical 

Tuesday — Can  you  form  two  derivatives  from  the  w'ord  "cautious" 
by  adding  suffixes,  each  beginning  with  a  consonant? 


gen  try  exhaust  option 

e  clipse  diligence  iindware 

im  ag  i  na  ry  hemisphere  automobile 

Wednesday — Copy  the  words  having  more  than  one  syllable,  separat- 
ing syllables,  and  placing  accent  marks.      Consult  dictionary. 


el  0  quent 

cavern 

butler 

ac  cu  ra  cy 

anthem 

irksome 

ere  den  tials 

manicure 

musez^m 

Thursday — Is  the  form  "museum"  singular  or  plural?     If  singular, 
spell  the  plural;  if  plural,  spell  the  singular. 


hie  cup  essential  semester 

syn  di  cate  beneficial  masculine 

cer  e  mo  ny  enumerate  descendant 

Friday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in  the 
lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 


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7  A — New  Words 

to  tern 
dis  pel 
fi  nan  cial 


GRADE  7  A:  FOURTEENTH  WEEK 
7  B — Review 


designer 

guarantee 

ambulance 


6  A — Review 

hygiene 
tyranny 
pamphlet 


Monday — "Designer"  is  derived  from  "design."  "Design"  is 
the  root  word  and  "designer"  the  derivative.  "Designer"  contains 
the  suffix  "er. " 


her  o  ism 
grat  i  tude 
mem  brane 


colonel 

majesty 

schedule 


avalanche 

substitute 

rheumatism 


Tuesday — Copy  words  you  need  to  study.     Underline  hardest  letter 
or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 


sus  pend 
be  queath 
im  ped  i  ment 


coinage 
languid 
autograph 


adverb 
trophy 
insurance 


Wednesday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words  in 
this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 


stim  u  lant 
pref  er  a  ble 
boun  te  ous 


magnify 
internal 
lavender 


fatally 
partial 
especially 


.    Thursday — Can  you  write  a  synonym  for  the  word  "bounteous"? 
An  antonym?     Use  one  of  these  words  in  a  sentence. 


yawn 
cir  cuit 
rid  i  cule 


urban 

external 

multiplicand 


sbprano 

stockade 

interview 


Friday — Find  any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  these  letters. 


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•     GRADE  7  A:   FIFTEENTH  WEEK 
7  A — New  Words  7  B — Review  6  A — Review 

ca  reer  martyr  medley 

waste  ful  solitary  privilege 

vol  un  ta  ry  rotation  spectllate 

Monday — What  words  in  this  lesson,  do  you  think,  are  derivative 
words?     Be  sure  you  are  right.     Name  their  root  words. 


jaun  ty 

apparel 

taunt 

ret  i  nue 

souvenir 

cereals 

am  a  teur' 

possessive 

microbe 

Tuesday — Copy  this  lesson,   writing  the  hardest  word  first,  next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 


nom  i  nate  destiny  oriole 

pro  ces  sion  appreciate  pr6ficient 

rea  son  a  ble  countenance  mantlscript 

Wednesday — Study  thus:   Look  at  a  word;  get  its  picture;  close  eyes; 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 


spi  nal 

legion 

serials 

f  el  0  ny 

critical 

legislate 

cli  max 

directory 

recammend 

Thursday — What  words  in  this  lesson,  do  you  think,  are  root  words? 
Try  to  form  as  many  derivatives  as  you  can.     Be  sure  you  are  right. 


pro  gram  sentinel  disaster 

e  mer  gen  cy  principal  gtvdimum. 

quarantine  argument  m6n6gram 

Friday — Copy   all    accented    syllables   having   long   vowel    sounds; 
short  vowel  sounds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 


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GRADE  7  A:   SIXTEENTH  WEEK 
■7  A — New  Words  7  B— Review  6  A — Review 

e  vict  voucher  octAve 

ve  neer  capacity  luxury 

tern  per  a  ture  centennial  revenue 

Monday — Write  derivatives  from  "evict,"  adding  'a  suffix  beginning 
with  a  vowel;  a  suffix  beginning  w^ith  a  consonant. 

ca  tarrh  gasoline  mantial 

ven  er  a  ble  pheasant  graduate 

su  per  in  tend  ent       international  illustrate 

Tuesday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word; 
get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare  picture 
with  copy. 

anarchy  rhythm  texture 

dauntless  cylinder  magical 

work  man  ship  bungalow  p6rtf  olio 

Wednesday — Note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column. 
Copy  any  words  in  other  columns  having  same  vowel  sounds. 

fervor  rosary  illegal 

oc  u  list  apostrophe  persevere 

ther  mom  e  ter  circumference  fascinate 

Thursday — "Illegal"  is  derived  from  "legal."  "Legal  "is  the  root 
word  and  "illegal"  the  derivative.     "Illegal"  contains  the  prefix  "il." 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages. 

Half-Y EARLY  Review 

To  teachers:     For  two  weeks  review  words  in  left-hand  columns,  pages  161  to  177. 

First  week,  assign  lessons  thus:  Monday  to  Thursday,  new  words,  pages  161  to 
168  inclusive.     Friday,  words  missed  four  preceding  days. 

Second  week,  assign  lessons  thus:  Monday  to  Thursday,  new  words,  pages  169  to 
176  inclusive.     Friday,  words  missed  four  preceding  days. 

To  teachers:     See  note,  page  xxi. 


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177 


8B — New  Words 


GRADE  8B:   FIRST  WEEK 
7  A — Review 


7  B — Review 


a  dieu  grudge  radish 

phys  i  cal  defense  crdvat 

man  i  fold  quinine  pennant 

Monday — What  is  a  synonym?  An  antonym?  Consult  the  dic- 
tionary, if  necessary.  Give  a  synonym  and  an  antonym  for  "mani- 
fold." 


fi  del  i  ty 

talents 

agency 

of  fi  cious 

paternal 

emigrant 

re  bel  lious 

enterprise 

stenography 

Tuesday — Copy  the  words  you  can  spell  without 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 

study;  then  copy 

ac  ces  so  ry 

guile 

invest 

per  pe  trate 

acquire 

nickel 

u  nan  i  mous 

telescope 

cornice 

Wednesday — Copy  the 
arating   syllables,  and   p] 

words  having  more 
acing  accent  marks. 

than 
Use 

one  syllable,  sep- 
dictionary  when 

necessary. 

em  ploy  ee 

caucus 

dahlia 

hin  drance 

optional 

material 

in  dorse  ment 

heirloom 

■   definition 

Thursday — "Optional"  is  derived  from  " 
the  root  word  and  "optional"  the  derivative 
the  suffix  "al." 


option."     "Option"    is 
,     "Optional"  contains 


traction                      wily  possess 

fin  an  cier                    dignity  clothier 

ha  bit  u  al                   discipline  downcast 

Friday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in  the 
lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 

To  pupils:   See  ^^ Directions  for  the  Study  of  Spelling,"  page  xx. 
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GRADE  8B:  SECOND  WEEK 

8B — New  Words                           7  A — Review 

7  B — ^Review 

vaunt                          frugal 

dtiet 

ref  er  ee                       neutral 

pr6cure 

an  a  lyze                     nominee 

recollect 

Monday — Is  "referee"  a  root  word  or  a  derivative?     If  a  root  word, 
spell  a  derivative;  if  a  derivative,  spell  the  root. 

bal  lot                         tourist 

sluice 

plen  te  ous                  inferior 

latter 

de  fi  cien  cy                rummage 

peculiar 

Tuesday — Copy    words    you    need    to    study.      Underline    hardest 
letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

gnarled                       senior 

gradual 

op  ti  cian                    parody 

champion 

mil  i  ta  ry                   comedy 

cJnspictloz^s 

Wednesday — Form  a  derivative  by  adding  to  "champion"  a  suffix 
beginning  with  a  consonant.     Tell  the  meaning  of  this  suffix. 

mar  tial                       fugitive 

demand 

vig  i  lant                     faultless 

combine 

trans  par  ent              manufacture 

delegate 

Thursday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words  in 
this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 

hy  gi  en  ic                    tier 

tenor 

quer  u  lous                 token 

secrecy 

nu  tri  tious                  security 

partition 

Friday — Find  any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  these  letters. 

To  teachers:   See  ''How  to  Direct  the  Study  of  Spelling,'  page  xx. 


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GRADE  8B:   THIRD  WEEK 

8B — New  Words 

7  A — Review 

7  B — Review 

be  siege 

staple 

surf 

rec  on  cile 

turpentine 

patent 

tern  po  ral 

prosperous 

principle 

Monday — Form 
different  suffixes,  ( 

three    derivatives   by   adding 
jach  beginning  with  a  vowel. 

to    "patent"    three 
Spell  these  words. 

al  li  ance 

rigid 

coil 

ret  i  cent 

socket 

defile 

pol  i  ti  cian 

enormous 

admissible 

Tuesday — Copy  this 
hardest  second,  and  so 

lesson,   writing   the  hardest 
on.     Study  the  hard  words. 

word  first,   next 

ca  boose 

indict 

arrival 

in  cen  tive 

terrific 

average 

mis  eel  la  ne  ous 

convenience 

overalls 

Wednesday — ' '  Terrific ' '  is  derived  from  ' '  terrify. "  "  Terrify  "is 
the  root  word,  and  "terrific"  the  derivative.  "Terrific"  contains 
the  suffix  "ic." 

rig  or  ous  bevel  haunt 

neg  a  tive  revelry  vanity 

i  den  ti  ty  mucous  mortgage . 

Thursday — Study  thus:  Look  at  a  word;  get  its  picture;  close  eyes; 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 

tur'moil  vivid  assess 

se  ces  sion  distinctly  intellect 

rec  om  pense  endurance  celebrate 

Friday — Copy   all   accented   syllables   having   long   vowel   sounds; 
short  vowel  sounds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 
To  teachers:   See  ''Phonic  Chart,''  page  xxxii. 


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GRADE  8B:   FOURTH  WEEK 
8  B — New  Words  7  A — Review  7  B — Review 

ju  ror  scanty  gnat 

em  i  nent  unequal  constant 

post  script  criticism  embagkmmt 

Monday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word ; 
get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare  picture 
with  copy. 

re  strict  vigil  traitor 

ter  mi  nal  legible  jealows 

bril  Han  cy  opportunity  exterior 

Tuesday — Form  a  derivative  by  adding  to  the  root  "vigil"  some 
suffix  beginning  with  a  vowel. 

sin  ew  random  censz^s 

ju  di  cial  purport  f6rtj.nite 

tran  spire  epidemic  extraordinary 

Wednesday — Has  "fortunate"  a  prefix  or  a  suffix?  If  so,  pronounce 
and  spell  the  prefix  or  suffix;  also  the  root  word. 

de  mure  parole  empire 

sov  er  eign  salable  require 

u  ni  form  i  ty  constitution  favorite 

Thursday — Arrange  words  alphabetically  with  reference  to  initial 
Letters;  arrange  alphabetically  with  reference  to  first  two  letters. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  list 
of  the  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study 
until  you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

Improve  your  ability  to  use  the  dictionary  by  (i)  reviewing  the 
alphabet  occasionally;  (2)  telling  the  location  of  certain  letters  in  the 
alphabet,  as,  "d"  is  nearer  the  first  of  the  alphabet  than  "k,"  "t"  is 
nearer  the  close  than  "p";  (3)  reviewing  diacritical  markings  occa- 
sionally; (4)  looking  up  the  meaning  of  one  word  daily. 

Carry  to  future  reviews  words  misspelled  in  each  monthly  review. 

To  teachers:   See  ''Phonetic  Words,''  page  xxiv. 


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GRADE  8B:   FIFTH  WEEK 
8B — New  Words  7  A — Review  7B — Review 

plac  er  tariff  script 

re  pug  nant  fraudulent  cardinal 

ul  ti  ma  turn  generosity  peninstlld 

Monday — Copy  the  words  you  can  spell  without  study;  then  copy 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 

vis  u  al  gallant  liberal 

ri  die  u  lous  sojourn  embarrass 

e  lee  tri  ciai  prologue  individual 

Tuesday — Copy  the  words  having  more  than  one  syllable,  sep- 
arating syllables,  and  placing  accent  marks.  Use  dictionary  when 
necessary. 

al  lege  veteran  revolve 

ep  i  thet  assembly  d6mestic 

ci  vil  ian  magnificent  prejudice 

Wednesday — Write  an  antonym  for  the  word  "allege";  a  synonym. 
Use  these  two  words  in  sentences.     Be  careful  about  the  spelling. 

stol  id  various  purser 

re  im  burse  inventor  enamel 

com  pul  so  ry  consequence  pretend 

Thursday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in  the 
lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 

ma  gi  cian  obstruct  cabinet 

ef  fi  cien  cy  overture  quantity 

in  Stan  ta  ne  ous         comprehend  atmasphere 

Friday — Is  the  form  "quantity"  singular  or  plural?  If  singular, 
spell  the  plural;  if  plural,  spell  the  singular.     See  page  vi. 

To  pupils:   See  ''  Directions  for  the  Study  of  Spelling,*'  page  xx. 


i82  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  8B:   SIXTH  WEEK 
8B — New  Words  7  A — Review  7B — Review 

ven  om  brogue  guitar 

nat  u  ral  ize  preserve  represent 

coun  oil  men  impolite  telegraph 

Monday — "Naturalize"  is  a  derivative  word.     Name  its  root;  its 
prefix  or  suffix.     How  does  the  derivative  get  its  meaning? 

chasm  predict  reduce 

et  i  quette  stalwart  sympathy 

me  die  i  nal  ordinance  el6quence 

Tuesday — Has  "medicinal"  a  prefix  or  a  suffix?     If  so,  pronounce 
and  spell  the  prefix  or  suffix.     Spell  the  root. 

lapse  simimary  abusive 

o  pi  um  sculpture  decision 

sue  ces  sive  economize  Ideality 

Wednesday — Copy  words  you  need   to  study.     Underline   hardest 
letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

main  tain  oracle  fiord 

as  cer  tain  normal  ability 

estimable    *  necessity  pr6prietor 

Thursday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words  in 
this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 

cou  pon  forlorn  orndmmt 

pop  u  lous  vacuum  counterfeit 

sig  nif  i  cant  authentic  satisfaction 

Friday — Find  any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  these  letters. 

To  teachers:   See  ^^How  to  Direct  the  Study  of  Spelling,'^  page  xx. 


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GRADE  8B:   SEVENTH  WEEK 
8  B — New  Words  7  A — Review  7  B — Review 

con  sign  instinct  achieve 

ap  par  ent  ligaments  adjective 

ne  ces  si  tate  instrument  existence 

Monday — When  we  add  the  syllable  "ed"  to  the  word  "necessi- 
tate," what  must  we  do  with  the  final  "e"?     See  page  vi. 

van  dal  pivot  culvert 

dor  mi  to  ry  canteen  extreme 

en  thu  si  asm  forfeiture  cc>ndition 

Tuesday — Copy  this  lesson,  writing  the  hardest  word  first,  next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 

paltry  mirage  sociable 

re  ten  tion  infantry  multitude 

mo  men  tum  surgical  metrop61is 

Wednesday — Study  thus:   Look  at  a  word;  get  its  picture;  close  eyes; 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 

qual  i  fy  retina  incident 

ac  ces  si  ble  sequel  stlperior 

sub  se  quent  democrat  explorers 

Thursday — Form  a  derivative  word  by  adding  to  the  word  "superior" 
a  suffix  beginning  with  a  vowel.     Be  careful  about  spelling. 

e  qual  ize  traffic  betray 

neu  tral  i  ty  destitute  sanitary 

un  der  val  ued  mysterious  6c6n6my 

Friday — Copy   all   accented   syllables   having   long   vowel   sounds; 
short  vowel  soimds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 
To  teachers:  See  "  Words  Frequently  Misspelled  When  Writing,'*  page  xxii. 


i84  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  8B:   EIGHTH  WEEK 
8  B — New  Words  7  A — Review  7  B — Review 

fur  lough  utility  viaduct 

re  plen  ish  quandary  abundant 

prom  is  so  ry  monument  commercial 

Monday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word ; 
get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare  picture 
with  copy. 

riv  et  omen  fixtj^re 

ve  rac  i  ty  reality  campaign 

be  nev  o  lent  acknowledge  competmt 

Tuesday — Note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column. 
Copy  words,  if  any,  in  other  columns  having  same  vowel  sounds. 

vi  cious  eternity  comical 

spe  cif  ic  pedigree  glorioz^s 

har  mo  ni  ous  kerosene  rev61ution 

Wednesday — Is  "harmonious"  a  root  word  or  a  derivative?  If  a 
derivative  word,  spell  the  root. 

vol  ley  textile  durable 

in  i  ti  ate  tranquil  discount 

in  flu  en  tial  continuous  curiosity 

Thursday — Is  the  form  "volley"  singular  or  plural?  If  singular, 
spell  the  plural;  if  plural,  spell  the  singular.     See  page  vi. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  list  of 
the  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month  and  study  until 
you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

Define  a  "root"  word;  a  "derivative"  word;  a  "suffix";  a  "prefix." 
Do  you  always  know  a  derivative  word  when  you  see  one? 

At  the  close  of  each  day's  lesson  copy  into  a  notebook  the  words 
you  have  misspelled.  Take  notebook  home  every  Friday,  and  ask  your 
parents  to  help  you  study  and  hear  you  spell  the  words  in  it. 

To  teachers:   See  "  Rules  for  Spelling,*^  page  vi. 


THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


i8s 


8B — New  Words 

rav  age 
dex  ter  ous 
ac  ci  den  tal 


GRADE  8B:   NINTH  WEEK 
7  A — Review 

royalty 

negligent 

foundation 


7  B — Review 

gigantic 
pavilion 
deception 


Monday— Copy  the  words  you  can  spell  without  study;  then  copy 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 


cli  ent 

rec  re  a  tion 

fa  mil  i  ar  i  ty 


contract 

wondrous 

convenient 


queue 

capable 

netlralgid 


Tuesday — Copy  the  words  having  more  than  one  syllable,  separating 
syllables  and  placing  accent  marks.     Use  dictionary  when  necessary. 


bank  rupt 

re  mon  strance 

com  mend  a  ble 


bulletin 

sanctum 

punctuate 


ferry 

anecdote 

ge6graphical 


Wednesday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in 
the  lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 


dra  per  y 
fore  clo  sure 
su  per  sti  tion 


trio 

vendor 

vicinity 


Thursday — Is  "trio"  singular  or  plural? 
if  plural,  spell  the  singular.     See  page  vi. 


episode 

foundry 

occtlpation 

If  singular  spell  the  plural ; 


polls 

lib  er  al  i  ty 

el  e  men  ta  ry 


secede  novelty 

artificial  reservoir 

legislature  accustom 

Friday — Find  the  root  word  of  the  derivative   "artificial."     Add 
to  this  derivative  a  suffix  beginning  with  a  consonant. 

To  pupils:     See  "  Things  for  Pupils  to  Remember y"  page  v. 


1 86  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  8B:  TENTH  WEEK 
8B — New  Words  7  A — Review  7B — Review 

pre  cinct  culprit  cholera 

tendency  prodigy  tricycle 

masquerade  vocabulary  cannery 

Monday — Copy  words  you  need  to  study.     Underline  hardest  letter 
or  group  of  letters  in  each ;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

in  ven  to  ry  porter  quorz^m 

hos  pi  ta  ble  politics  captivate 

ambassador  originate  delinquent 

Tuesday — When  we  write  the  form  of  "originate"  ending  in  "ing," 
what  must  we  do  with  the  final  vowel?     See  page  vi. 

cred  i  tor  forcible  gallery 

coun  ter  part  develop  g6nd61d 

ex  trav  a  gance  evidence  diphtheria 

Wednesday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words 
in  this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 

sor  did  pioneer  cr6quet 

pleu  ri  sy  fortitude  cavalry 

con  tro  ver  sy  substance  crescmt 

Thursday — Write  an  antonym  for  the  word  "fortitude";  a  synonym. 
Write  well-constructed  sentences  containing  these  words. 

forage    -  sculptor  calloz^s 

il  lus  tri  ous  interval  attorney 

tre  men  dous  manifest  spherical 

Friday — Find   any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  these  letters. 
To  teachers:  See  ''The  Use  of  the  Dictionary,''  page  xviii. 


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8  B — New  Words 

list  less 
vin  tage 
cred  i  ble 


GRADE,  8  B :   ELEVENTH  WEEK 
7  A — Review 


launch 
planets 
ingenious 


7  B — Review 

rhubarb 
vaseline 
ctirrency 


Monday — Copy   this  lesson,   writing  the  hardest  word  first,   next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 


rab  ble 
pro  hib  it 
gym  na  si  um 


regime 

synonym 

burlesque 


official 

criminal 

diag6nal 


Tuesday — When  we  write  that  form  of  "prohibit"  which  ends  in 
'ed,"  must  we  double  the  final  consonant?     See  page  vi. 


an  nu  i  ty 
ped  es  tal 
cy  lin  dri  cal 


exceed 

partisan 

monotonous 


certify 

abs61ute 

abbreviate 


Wednesday — Study   thus:   Look  at  a  word;  get  its  picture;  close 
eyes;  hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 


hos  til  i  ty 
rav  en  ous 
an  ni  ver  sa  ry 


suspense 

antecedent 

remembrance 


Thursday — Has  "hostility"  a  prefix  or  a  suffix? 
and  spell  the  prefix  or  suffix.     Spell  the  root. 


refund 

merctiry 

authority 

If  so,  pronounce 


tab  leau 
mas  sa  ere 
im  pos  si  ble 


ditto 

mariner 

acceptance 


Amotion 
d^liciows 
mem6rize 


Friday — Copy   all   accented   syllables   having   long   vowel   sounds; 
short  vowel  sounds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 


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GRADE  8B:   TWELFTH  WEEK 
8B — New  Words  7  A — Review  7B — Review 

u  surp  discern  decisive 

van  tage  chivalry  squadron 

proph  e  sy  attribute  courteoz^s 

Monday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word ; 
get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare  picture 
with  copy. 

wrest  indulge  merciful 

lit  er  a  ture  university  deficient 

for  bear  ance  permanent  manliness 

Tuesday — Arrange  words  alphabetically  with  reference  to  initial 
letters;  arrange  alphabetically  with  reference  to  first  two  letters. 

aught  dower  presume 

so  lie  i  tor  suffrage  predicate 

hu  mor  ous  novelist  prep6sition 

Wednesday — Note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column. 
Copy  words,  if  any,  in  other  columns  having  same  vowel  sounds. 

ze  nith  treason  actrially 

as  so  ci  ate  curable  itrbcious 

un  a  void  a  ble  vacancy  c6ns6nant 

Thursday — "Unavoidable"  is  a  derivative  word  containing  both  a 
prefix  and  a  suffix.     Tell  what  they  are.     Tell  their  meaning. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  list 
of  the  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study  until 
you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

Once  a  week,  of tener  if  necessary,  turn  to  the  phonic  chart  on  page  xxxii 
and  spend  a  few  minutes  following  directions  there  given  for  phonic 
drill.  If  you  find  this  drill  difficult,  you  should  devote  extra  time 
to  it. 

Carry  to  future  reviews  words  misspelled  in  each  monthly  review. 


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GRADE  8B:  THIRTEENTH  WEEK 
8B — New  Words  7  A — Review  7B — Review 

in  voice  dispel  cavern 

as  tron  o  my  spinal  essential 

pic  tur  esque  retinue  ambtilance 

Monday — Copy  the  words  you  can  spell  without  study;  then  copy 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 

tri  pod  hiccup  legion 

sus  pi  cious  bequeath  martyr 

ex  eel  len  cy  superintendent       hemisphere 

'Tuesday — Copy  the  words  having  more  than  one  syllable,  separating 
syllables,  and  placing  accent  marks.     Use  dictionary  when  necessary. 

pal  i  sade  evict  altitude 

cus  to  di  an  suspend  sentinel 

con  vey  ance  imaginary  international 

Wednesday — How  many  and  which  words  in  this  lesson  are  deriva- 
tives?    Can  you  name  the  root  of  each  derivative? 

ver  nal  career  voucher 

hyp  not  ic  dauntless  designer 

sym  pa  thize  submarine  architect 

Thursday — Has  "sympathize"  a  prefix  or  a  suffix?     If  so,  pronounce 
and  spell  the  prefix  or  suffix;  also,  the  root. 

u  ni  ver  sal  device  rosary 

pe  des  tri  an  circuit  anthem 

su  per  vi  sion  emergency  lavender 

Friday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in  the 
lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 


I  go  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  8B:   FOURTEENTH  WEEK 
8B — New  Words  7  A — Review  7B — Review 

mi  ser  totem  urban 

sol  i  taire  amateur  phrase 

re  mu  ner  a  tive         syndicate  guarantee 

Monday — Form  a  derivative  by  adding  to  "miser"  a  suffix  beginning 
with  a  consonant.     Use  this  derivative  in  a  sentence. 

repeal  felony  rhythm 

sym  me  try  gratitude  solitary 

in  tel  lee  tu  al  credentials  gas61ine 

Tuesday — Copy  words  you  need  to  study.     Underline  hardest  letter 
or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

ram  part  veneer  ruffian 

col  li  sion  favorable  argument 

ex  ag  ger  ate  impediment  aut6graph 

Wednesday — Is  "colHsion"  a  root  word  or  a  derivative?     If  a  deriva- 
tive, spell  the  root. 

ren  o  vate  ridicule  r6tation 

con  science  anarchy  directbry 

hy  pot  e  nuse  distinguish  p  assess! ve 

Thursday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words 
in  this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 

con  straint  wasteful  colonel 

par  a  chute  reasonable  capacity 

vet  er  i  na  ry  thermometer        multiplicand 

Friday — Find  any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  these  letters. 


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GRADE  8B:   FIFTEENTH  WEEK 
8B — New  Words  7  A — Review  vB — Review 

ver  dant  eloquent  souvenir 

ex  haus  tion  financial  diligence 

cor  re  spond  ence       procession  countenance 

Monday — Copy   this  lesson,   writing   the  hardest  word  first,   next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 

va  grant  eclipse  majesty 

pri  va  tion  heroism  magnify 

e  quiv  a  lent  program  sche^le 

Tuesday — Study  thus:   Look  at  a  word;  get  its  picture;  close  eyes; 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 

re  frain  *  legislator  coinage 

im  i  ta  tion  preferable  cautions 

sue  ces  sion  temperature  centennial 

Wednesday — Copy  all  accented  syllables  having  long  vowel  sounds; 
short  vowel  sounds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 

re  lapse  yawn  cylinder 

in  dul  gence  ceremony  dpostr6phe 

con  fi  den  tial  workmanship      circumference 

Thursday — Is  the  form  "ceremony"  singular  or  plural?  ^  If  singular, 
spell  the  plural;  if  plural,  spell  the  singular.     See  page  vi. 

civ  ic  oculist  apparel 

in  di  rect  climax  beneficial 

conscious  voluntary  Enumerate 

Friday — Form  two  derivatives  from  "conscious"  by  adding  suffixes 
beginning  with  consonants.     Be  careful  about  the  spelling. 


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GRADE  8B:   SIXTEENTH  WEEK 
8B — New  Words  7  A — Review  7B — Review 

re  deem  gentry  latjguid 

a  vail  a  ble  membrane  exhaust 

treach  er  ous  quarantine  principal 

Monday — What  words  in  this  lesson  are  root  words?  Form  as 
many  derivatives  from  each  of  these  root  words  as  you  can. 

tis  sue  acquit  penance 

sub  Stan  tial  nominate  external 

res  ig  na  tion  venerable  burjgdlow 

Tuesday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word ; 
get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare  picture 
with  copy. 

sub  or  di  nate  catarrh  critical 

man  age  a  ble  accuracy  destiny 

com  mo  di  ous  stimulant  manicure 

Wednesday — Be  sure  you  know  the  meaning  of  the  word  "subordi- 
nate."    Then  write  a  synonym  and  an  antonym  for  it. 

cur  die  fervor  internal 

im  pul  sive  jaunty  pheasant 

su  prem  a  cy  bounteous  appreciate 

Thursday — Note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column. 
Copy  words,  if  any,  in  other  columns  having  same  vowel  sounds. 

Monthly  Review 
Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages. 

Half- Yearly  Review 

To  teachers:     For  two  weeks  review  words  in  left-hand  columns,  pages  177  to  193. 

First  week,  assign  lessons  thus:  Monday  to  Thursday,  new  words,  pages  177  to 
184  inclusive.     Friday,  words  missed  four  preceding  days. 

Second  week,  assign  lessons  thus:  Monday  to  Thursday,  new  words,  pages  185  to 
192  inclusive.     Friday,  words  missed  four  preceding  days. 

To  teachers:  See  note,  page  xxi. 


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GRADE  8 A:  FIRST  WEEK 
8 A— New  Words  SB— Review  7 A— Review 

u  ni  son  fidelity  vigil 

plain  tiff  transpire  quinine 

ad  ver  si  ty  deficiency  prosperous 

Monday — Copy  the  words  you  can  spell  without  study;  then  copy 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 

thermal  martial  wily 

fa  cil  i  ty  habitual  optional 

ru  di  ments  negative  constitution 

Tuesday — What  is  the  meaning  of  "  wily  "  ?  Consult  your  dictionary. 
Now  write  a  synonym  and  an  antonym  for  this  word. 

plau  dits  juror  scanty 

va  ca  tion  hygienic  neutral 

fie  ti  tious  hindrance  turpmtme 

Wednesday — "Hygienic"  is  derived  from  "hygiene."  "Hygiene" 
is  the  root  word  and  "hygienic, "  the  derivative.  "Hygienic"  contains 
the  suffix  "ic." 

u  su  ry  vaunt  criticism 

ap  praise  terminal  ^normo^s 

blam  a  ble  temporal  endurance 

Thursday — Copy  the  words  having  more  than  one  syllable,  separating 
syllables,  and  placing  accent  marks.     Use  dictionary  when  necessary. 

vor  tex  judicial  guile 

ce  leb  ri  ty  caboose  cauc2/s 

au  to  mat  ic  plenteous  enterprise 

'  Friday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in  the 
lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 

To  pupils:   See  ''Directions  for  the  Study  of  Spelling,''  page  xx, 
13 


194  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


GRADE  8  A:   SECOND  WEEK 

8  A — New  Words 

8  B — Review 

7  A — Review 

chem  ist 

adieu 

mucoz^s 

im  pos  tor 

gnarled 

unequal 

mon  o  tone 

identity 

manMactnre 

Monday — Copy 
or  group  of  letters 

words  you  need  to  study.     Underline  hardest  letter 
in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

cou  ri  er 

turmoil 

acquire 

ex  plic  it 

vigilant 

security 

an  ces  try 

officious 

riimm^ge 

Tuesday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words  in 
this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 

trite 

querulous 

frugal 

re  plete 

postscript 

grudge 

ve loc  i  ty 

indorsement 

defense 

Wednesday — Is  "querulous"  a  root  word  or  a  derivative?     If  a  root 
word,  write  a  derivative. 

weal 

demure 

rigid 

CO  in  cide 

employee 

paternal 

tri  bu  nal 

politician 

oppartunity 

Thursday — Form  two  derivatives  from  the  word  "rigid,"  adding  two 
suffixes,  one  beginning  with  a  vowel,  the  other  with  a  consonant. 

trend 

referee 

senior 

feu  dal 

incentive 

talents 

in'cense 

brilliancy 

nominee 

Friday — Find  any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  these  letters. 

To  teachers:   See  "How  to  Direct  the  Study  of  Spelling,''  page  xx. 


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GRADE  8  A:   THIRD  WEEK 

8  A — New  Words 

8  B— Review 

7  A — Review 

lieu 

ballot 

tier 

va  lid  i  ty 

optician 

dignity 

im  mi  nent 

physical 

comedy 

Monday — Copy  this  lesson,  writing  the  hardest  word  first,  next  hard- 
est second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 


in  f  est  rebellious  vivid 

af  fi  da  vit  recompense  parole 

op  por  tune  transparent  revelry 

Tuesday — Study  thus:   Look  at  a  word;  get  its  picture;  close  eyes; 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 

el  e  gy  besiege  socket 

rar  e  fy  eminent  purport 

chlo  ro  form  perpetrate  faultless 

Wednesday — Copy  all  accented  syllables  having  long  vowel  sounds; 
short  vowel  sounds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 

jun  ket  alliance  tourist 

me  men  to  traction  inferior 

rep  a  ra  tion  sovereign  convenience 

Thursday — Is   "memento"   singular   or   plural?     If  singular,   write 
the  plural  form,  if  plural,  write  the  singular.     See  page  vi. 

re  cede  sinew  indict 

no  mad  ic  analyze  random 

in  diet  ment  miscellaneous  telescope 

Friday — Give  a  derivative  for  one  root  word  in  this  lesson;  a  root 
word  for  one  derivative. 

To  teachers:   See  *^ Phonic  Chart''  page  xxxii. 


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GRADE  8 A:   FOURTH  WEEK 
8  A — New  Words  8  B — Review  7  A — Review 

tur  ret  rigorous  salable 

ob  lit  er  ate  military  fugitive 

com  pet  i  tive  manifold  heirloom 

Monday — Has  "competitive"  a  suffix  or  a  prefix?  If  so,  pronounce 
and  spell  the  suffix  or  prefix.     Then  spell  the  root  word. 

ri  val  ry  '  secession  bevel 

ar  ti  lice  accessory  staple 

ex  ec  u  tive  nutritious  discipline 

Tuesday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word ; 
get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare  picture 
with  copy. 

ly  ce  um  restrict  token 

con  dense  reconcile  terrific 

pro  eras  ti  nate  unanimous  epidemic 

Wednesday — Write  a  derivative,  adding  to  the  word  "condense"  the 
suffix  "ed."     What  becomes  of  the  final  "e"?     See  page  vi. 

ax  i  oms  reticent  legible 

sym  bol  ic  financier  par6dy 

ex  eel  si  or  uniformity  distinctly 

Thursday — Note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column. 
Copy  words  in  other  columns,  if  any,  having  same  vowel  sounds. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  *  Write  a  list 
of  the  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study 
until  you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

Occasionally,  after  studying  a  lesson,  test  yourself  before  recitation 
as  follows:  Look  at  book;  copy  first  letter  of  each  word;  close  book; 
try  to  CQjnplete  each  word  in  writing. 

Keep  a  copy  of,  and  study,  every  word  you  misspell  in  daily  lessons 
and  in  written  compositions. 

Carry  to  future  reviews  words  misspelled  in  each  monthly  review. 

To  teachers:   See  ''Phonetic  Words''  page  xxiv. 


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197 


GRADE  8 A:  FIFTH  WEEK 
8  A — New  Words  8  B — Review 

def  i  cit  venom 

ban  ter  replenish 

en  mi  ty  populous 

Monday — Form  a  derivative  by  additig  to  the  word  "venom' 
suffix  beginning  with  a  vowel.     What  does  this  derivative  mean? 


7  A — Review 

pivot 

mirage 

eternity 


un  du  late 
vig  i  lance 
le  git  i  mate 


opium 

specific 

reimburse 


normal 

quandary 

sculptiire 


Tuesday — Copy  the  words  you  can  spell  without  study;  then  copy 
the  remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 


vi  and  . 
fran  chise 
in  ter  cede 


placer 

equalize 

enthusiasm 


traffic 

vacti^m 

necessity 


Wednesday — Form  a  derivative  by  placing  a  prefix  before  the  word 
"franchise."     What  is  the  meaning  of  this  derivative? 


zest 

wit  ti  cism 

mer  ce  na  ry 


successive 

compulsory 

subsequent 


retina 

dembcrat 

ligaments 


Thursday — Copy  the  words  having  more  than  one  syllable,  separating 
syllables,  and  placing  accent  marks.     Use  dictionary  when  necessary. 


tran  sient  electrician  sequel 

ne  go  ti  ate  dormitory  obstruct 

sup  pie  men  ta  ry       influential  pedigree 

Friday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in  the 
lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 

To  pupils:   See  ''Directions  for  tJie  Study  oj  Spelling"  page  xx. 


198  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  8  A:  SIXTH  WEEK 
8  A — New  Words  8B — Review  7  A — Review 

eccentric  ^  rivet  tariff 

gra  tu  i  tons  coupon  ordinance 

vul  ner  a  ble  councilmen  ^con6mize 

Monday — What  words  in  this  lesson  are  derivatives?     Spell  the  root 
word  of  each  one.     Spell  other  derivatives  from  these  roots. 


feign 

volley 

tltility 

ap  peal 

maintain 

canteen 

ul  te  ri  or 

repugnant 

instrument 

Tuesday — Copy  words  you  need  to  study.     Underline  hardest  letter 
or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

lit  er  a  ry 

vandal 

trarjquil 

ju  di  cious 

magician 

imp61ite 

dom  i  neer 

undervalued 

magnificmt 

Wednesday — Look 
this  lesson.     Write  i 

up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words  in 
a  sentence  containing  these  words. 

cod  i  cil 

lapse 

forlorn 

trans  verse 

stolid 

generosity 

in  ac  cu  rate 

qualify 

acknowledge 

Thursday — Be  sure  of  the  meaning  of  the  word  ' 
write  its  synonym  and  its  antonym. 

"inaccurate."     Then 

hyp  o  crite 

paltry 

Oracle 

bi  og  ra  phy 

ridiculous 

textile 

mis  in  ter  pret 

harmonious 

mysterioz^s 

Friday — Find  any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  these  letters. 

To  teachers:  See  "The  Use  of  the  Dictionary,"  page  xviii. 


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199 


GRADE  8 A:   SEVENTH  WEEK 
8  A — New  Words  8B — Review 

theme  veracity 

an  tiq  ui  ty  naturalize 

pro  ce  dure  significant 

Monday — Is  "assembly"  singular  or  plural?     If  singular,  write  the 
plural;  if  plural,  write  the  singular.     See  page  vi. 


7  A — Review 

Inventor 

assembly 

montiment 


tan  gi  ble 
bar  na  cle 
re  cur  rence 


furlough 

ascertain 

instantaneous 


gallant 

siimmdry 

prologue 


Tuesday — Copy  this  lesson,  writing  the  hardest  word  first,  next  hard- 
est second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 


pro  pi  tious 
dis  fran  chise 
spon  ta  ne  ous 


neutrality 

ultimatum 

necessitate 


Wednesday — Has  "neutrality"  a  prefix  or  a  suffix? 
and  spell  the  prefix  or  suffix.     Then  spell  the  root. 


omen 

sojourn 

veteran 

If  so,  pronounce 

brogue 
fraucMlmt 
comprehend 

Thursday — Study  thus:    Look  at  a  word;  get  its  picture;  close  eyes; 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 


en  core 
re  vers  i  ble 
CO  in  ci  dence 


epithet 

medicinal 

accessible 


dor  mant 
tech  ni  cal 
prev  a  lent 


allege 

initiate 

retention 


surgical 

overture 

destitute 


Friday — Copy   all   accented   syllables   having   long   vowel   sounds; 
short  vowel  sounds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 
To  teachers:  See  "  Words  Frequently  Misspelled  When  Writing,"  page  xxii. 


200  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  8  A:  EIGHTH  WEEK 
8  A — New  Words  8B — Review  7  A — Review 

res  pite  chasm  real)(ty 

ef  fee  tu  al  consign  vaiio^^s 

vin  di  cate  benevolent  mstirjct 

Monday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word; 
get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare  picture 
with  copy. 

der  e  lict  efficiency  preserve 

il  lit  er  ate  estimable  authentic 

prim  i  tive  promissory  consequence 

Tuesday — Look  up  the  meaning  of  the  word  "illiterate."     Then  try 
,  to  write  its  synonym  and  its  antonym. 

ver  ba  tim  visual  stalwart 

ex  ces  sive  vicious  infantry 

chiv  al  rous  apparent  ker6sene 

Wednesday — Form  a  derivative  by  adding  to  "visual"  a  suffix 
beginning  with  "i";  a  suffix  beginning  with  a  consonant. 

har  bin  ger  civilian  predict 

con  sist  ent  etiquette  forfeiture 

ap  prox  i  mate  momenttim  c  Jntintio^^s 

Thursday — Note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column. 
Copy  words  in  other  columns,  if  any,  having  same  vowel  sounds. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  list 
of  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study  until 
you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects.  _  . 

When  spelling  orally,  always  pronounce  words  before  spelling,  not 
after,  pausing  between  syllables  in  words  of  more  than  one  syllable. 

After  studying  spelling  lessons  you  must  remember  them  until  the 
next  day,  when  you  are  tested  on  them.  What  do  you  do  with  words 
misspelled  in  tests?     See  page  xvi  for  "Correction  of  Errors." 

In  passing  spelling  blanks  and  pencils  before  tests,  be  quick  but  quiet. 

To  teachers:   See  ^' Rules  for  Spelling,"  page  vi. 


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8  A — New  Words 

8  B— Review 

7  A — Review 

hoax 

wrest 

trio 

se  quence 

chent 

launch 

in  dig  nant 

massacre 

pi6neer 

Monday — Copy  the  words  you  can  spell  without 
remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them. 

study;  then  copy  the 

he  red  i  ty 

soHcitor 

mariner 

req  ui  site 

ravenous 

chivalry 

con  sci  en  tious 

hospitable 

ingenious 

Tuesday — Copy  the  words  having  more  than  one  syllable,  separating 
syllables,  and  placing  accent  marks.     Use  dictionary  when  necessary. 

in  ter  cept' 

rabble 

treason 

pe  cu  ni  a  ry 

precinct 

indulge 

mis  con  strue 

unavoidable 

university 

Wednesday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each 
the  lesson;  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 

accented  syllable  in 

dif  fi  dence 

tendency 

secede 

ex  cus  a  ble 

illustrious 

exceed 

strat  a  gem 

foreclosure 

legislature 

Thursday — "Excusable"  is  derived  from  "excuse."  "Excuse"  is 
the  root  word  and  "excusable"  the  derivative.  "Excusable"  contains 
the  suffix  "able." 


vi  vac  i  ty 
aux  il  ia  ry 
ob  li  ga  to  ry 


vantage 

counterpart 

commendable 


dower 

suffrage 

burlesque 

Find  its 


Friday — The  word  "commendable"  is  a  derivative  word 
root.     Tell  its  prefix  or  suffix. 

To  pupils:    See  **Things  for  Pupils  to  Remember,"  page  v. 


202  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

GRADE  8  A:   TENTH  WEEK 
8  A — New  Words  8B — Review  7  A — Review 

quest  forbearance  culprit 

mu  nic  i  pal  extravagance  develop 

cog  ni  zance  remonstrance  convenient 

Monday — Copy  words  you  need  to  study.     Underline  hardest  letter 
or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

creed  humorous  vendc'r 

so  lie  it  ous  recreation  prodigy 

in  au  gu  rate  impossible  6riginate 

Tuesday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words  in 
this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 

wanton  ravage  sagctz^m 

sin  cer  i  ty  hostility  foundation 

phe  nom  e  non  ambassador  m6not6no2iS 

Wednesday — Is  "sincerity"  a  root  word  or  a  derivative?     If  a  root 
word,  spell  several  derivatives,  if  a  derivative,  spell  the  root. 

void  sordid  politics 

a  non  y  mous  annuity  interval 

cir  cum  stan  tial         cylindrical  substance 

Thursday — If  you  do  not  know  the  meaning  of  the  word  "anony- 
mous," consult  the  dictionary;  then  write  its  synonym  and  its  antonym. 

ermine  polls  porter 

reprieve  vintage  vicinity 

trac  ta  ble  masquerade  manifest 

Friday — Find  any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  these  letters. 


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GRADE  8  A:  ELEVENTH  WEEK 
8  A — New  Words  8B — Review  7  A — Review 

rev  er  ie  credible  regime 

liq  ue  fy  literature  royalty 

ex  or  bi  tant  elementary  negligent 

Monday — Copy  this  lesson,  writing  the  hardest  word  first,  next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 

dole  ful  forage  bulletin 

im  be  cile  gymnasitim  contract 

cap  il  la  ry  superstition  evidmce 

Tuesday — Write  a  derivative  by  adding  to  the  word  "contract"  the 
suffix  "ed."     Is  the  "e"  silent,  or  not,  in  the  derivative? 

ten  sion  usurp  sculptor 

cov  et  ous  zenith  fortitude 

con  fis  cate  familiarity  vbcabtiliry 

Wednesday — Study  thus:  Look  at  a  word;  get  its  picture;  close  eyes; 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 

re  cluse  tableau  ditto 

fal  la  cy  creditor  swsp^nse 

as  sim  i  late  dexterous  artificial 

Thursday — Copy  all  accented  syllables  having  long  vowel  sounds; 
short  vowel  sounds ;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 

ve  he  ment  pleurisy  planets 

mar  vel  ous  pedestal  partisan 

con  ta  gious  controversy  purjctuate 

Friday — "Marvelous"  is  derived  from  "marvel."  "Marvel"  is  the 
root  word,  and  "marvelous"  the  derivative.  "Marvelous"  contains 
the  suffix  "ous." 


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8  A — New  Words 

coun  se  lor 
tra  ge  di  an 
prot  es  tant 


GRADE  8  A:  TWELFTH  WEEK 
8  B — Review 


aught 

inventory 

anniversary 


7  A — Review 

curable 
forcible 
attribute 


Monday — Is  "protestant"  a  root  word  or  a  derivative?     If  a  root 
word,  spell  a  derivative;  if  a  derivative,  spell  the  root. 


cro  nies 
ma  li  cious 
re  cu  per  ate 


listless 

prohibit 

liberality 


novelist 

acceptance 

antecedent 


Tuesday — Form  a  derivative  by  adding  to  "listless"  a  suffix  beginning 
with  a  consonant.     Is  meaning  of  original  word  changed? 


de  lir  i  um 
al  le  giance 
in  ces  sant  ly 


drapery 

associate 

tremendous 


syn6nym 
wondrous 
remembrance 


Wednesday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word ; 
get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare  picture 
with  copy. 


scru  pie 
em  bel  lish 
re  pu  di  ate 


prophesy 
bankrupt 
accidental 


discern 

vacancy 

permanent 


Thursday — Note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column. 
Copy  words  in  other  columns,  if  any,  having  same  vowel  sounds. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages.  Write  a  list  of 
the  words  you  have  misspelled  during  the  last  month,  and  study  until 
you  can  spell  them  for  your  teacher  or  for  a  pupil  she  selects. 

By  this  time  you  know  the  four  kinds  of  spelling  exercises:  Super- 
vised study,  in  which  the  teacher  directs  pupils;  independent  study  by 
pupils,  during  which  each  tries  to  do  his  best  thinking;  the  test  of  the 
lesson,  which  is  a  short,  brisk  exercise;  and  correction  of  errors. 

Carry  to  future  reviews  words  misspelled  in  each  monthly  review. 


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GRADE  8  A:   THIRTEENTH  WEEK 
8 A— New  Words  SB — Review  7 A— Review 

cu  ti  cle  miser  anarchy 

pro  trude  privation  financial 

un  ob  tru  sive  subordinate  pr6cession 

Monday — Write  an  antonym  for  "unobtrusive";  a  synonym.  Con- 
sult the  dictionary,  if  you  do  not  knov^^  the  meaning  of  this  word. 

vogue  vagrant  career 

rel  e  vant  pedestrian  membrane 

so  HI  o  quy  substantial        superintendent 

Tuesday — Copy  the  words  you  can  spell  without  study;  then  copy  the 
remaining  words  and  spend  your  time  on  them, 

trans  pose  impulsive  acquit 

fra  ter  ni  ty  custodian  circuit 

con  ces  sion  parachute  emergmcy 

Wednesday — Copy  the  words  having  more  than  one  syllable,  sep- 
arating syllables,  and  placing  accent  marks.  Use  dictionary  when 
necessary. 

hu  mil  i  ty  collision  evict 

drudg  er  y  conscious  sz^spend 

main  te  nance  excellency  elbqu^nt 

Thursday — Of  what  words  in  this  lesson  can  you  tell  and  spell  the 
roots?     From  these  roots,  form  and  spell  other  derivatives. 

ep  i  gram  refrain  nominate 

in  teg  ri  ty  hypnotic  preferable 

al  le  vi  ate  exaggerate  credentials 

Friday — Think  the  pronunciation  of  each  accented  syllable  in  the 
lesson:  then  think  the  vowel  sound  in  each. 


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GRADE  8 A:   FOURTEENTH  WEEK 
8  A — New  Words  8B — Review  7  A — Review 

per  ju  ry  curdle  totem 

tab  u  late  solitaire  octllist 

con  va  les  cent  equivalent  workmanship 

Monday — Form  derivatives  from  "tabulate,"  adding  a  suffix  begin- 
ning with  a  vowel;  a  suffix  beginning  with  a  consonant. 

cy  cle  tissue  wasteful 

il  leg  i  ble  universal  accilrdcy 

scru  pu  lous  correspondence        venerable 

Tuesday — Copy  words  you  need  to  study.     Underline  hardest  letter 
or  group  of  letters  in  each;  think  of  some  way  to  remember  it. 

raze  constraint  ridicule 

sa  gac  i  ty  conveyance  legislator 

vin  die  tive  treacherous  quarantine 

Wednesday — Look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  of  two  words  in 
this  lesson.     Write  a  sentence  containing  these  words. 

hov  er  indirect  veneer 

rad  i  cal  conscience  bequeath 

man 'da  rin  picturesque  submarine 

Thursday — Find  any  syllables  whose  vowel  sounds  are  formed  by  a 
combination  of  two  letters;  think  the  sounds  of  these  letters. 

in  del  i  ble  vernal  stimillant 

lux  u  ri  ant  rampart  imagin5,ry 

palm  is  try  confidential  reasonable 

Friday — Name  the  derivatives  in  this  lesson  whose  roots  admit  of 
other  derivatives.     Can  you  write  these  other  derivatives? 


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GRADE 

8  A:   FIFTEENTH  WEEK 

8  A — New  Words 

8  B— Review 

7  A — Review 

par  a  ble 

imitation 

dispel 

har  mo  nize 

manageable 

fervor 

in  sep  a  ra  ble 

remunerative 

amateur 

Monday — Copy  this  lesson,   writing  the  hardest  word  first,    next 
hardest  second,  and  so  on.     Study  the  hard  words. 


surfeit  available  hiccup 

ver  sa  tile  exhaustion  volz/ntiry 

te  nac  i  ty  supervision  temperdtjdre 

Tuesday — When  we  write  the  form  of  "surfeit"  that  ends  in  "ed," 
must  we  double  the  final  consonant?     See  page  vi. 

in  trigue  civic  yawn 

stren  u  ous  suspicious  program 

rem  i  nis  cence  veterinary  distinguish 

Wednesday — Study  thus:  Look  at  a  word;  get  its  picture;  close  eyes; 
hold  picture  in  mind;  open  eyes;  write  the  word. 

vestige  astronomy  dauntless 

pre  ten  tious  supremacy  gratitude 

syn  on  y  mous  hypotenuse  favorable 

Thursday — Has  the  word  "synonymous"  a  prefix  or  a  suffix?     If  so, 
pronounce  and  spell  the  prefix  or  suffix.     Spell  the  root. 

ven  om  ous  relapse  climax 

in  ter  pret  er  palisade  gentry 

sus  cep  ti  ble  symmetry  impedimmt 

Friday — Copy   all    accented   syllables   having   long    vowel   sounds; 
short  vowel  sounds;  neither  long  nor  short  vowel  sounds. 


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GRADE  8 A:  SIXTEENTH  WEEK 
8  A — New  Words  8B — Review  7  A — Review 

hamper  succession  retinue 

consecutive  intellectual  cerem6ny 

pro  rais  cu  ous  commodious        thermometer 

Monday — Consult  your  dictionary  for  the  meaning  of  "consecutive," 
if  you  do  not  know  it.     Write  its  antonym  and  its  synonym. 

veer  redeem  j  aunty- 

ran  cid  verdant  catarrh 

in  ge  nu  i  ty  sympathize  syndicate 

Tuesday — Study  hardest  letter  or  group  of  letters  in  each  hard  word; 
get  picture  of  it;  close  eyes;  hold  picture;  open  eyes;  compare  picture 
with  copy. 

terse  ly  tripod  device 

sue  cimib  renovate  fel6ny 

res  ti  tu  tion  resignation  bounteoz^s 

Wednesday — Note  markings  and  sounds  of  vowels  in  third  column. 
Copy  words  in  other  columns,  if  any,  having  same  vowel  sounds. 

ster  i  lize  repeal  spinal 

in  au  gu  ral  invoice  eclipse 

pre  cau  tion  indulgence  her6ism 

Thursday — Is  "indulgence"  a  root  word  or  a  derivative?  If  a  root 
word,  spell  a  derivative;  if  a  derivative,  spell  the  root. 

Monthly  Review 

Friday — Review  new  words  of  the  previous  four  weeks  found  in  the 
left-hand  column  of  this  and  the  preceding  three  pages. 

Half- Yearly  Review 

To  teachers:     For  two  weeks  review  words  in  left-hand  columns,  pages  193  to  209. 

First  week,  assign  lessons  thus:  Monday  to  Thursday,  new  words,  pages  193  to 
200  inclusive.    Friday,  words  missed  four  preceding  days. 

Second  week,  assign  lessons  thus:  Monday  to  Thursday,  new  words,  pages  201  to 
208  inclusive.     Friday,  words  missed  four  preceding  days. 

To  teachers:  See  note,  page  xxi. 


THINGS   FOR   PUPILS   TO   REMEMBER 

To  pupils:  The  following  suggestions  are  for  you.  Do  not  forget 
them. 

1.  Get  your  mind  right  down  to  your  lesson  and  keep  it  there  when 
you  study  spelling.  It  does  not  help  you  much  to  write  the  words  of 
your  spelling  lesson  unless  you  are  thinking  when  you  do  so. 

2.  Learn  to  study  hard,  with  less  and  less  help  from  your  teacher. 
When  she  directs  your  study,  it  is  to  teach  you  how  to  study — not  to 
make  the  work  easy  for  you. 

3.  As  soon  as  possible,  learn  directions  for  study  on  the  pages  of 
this  book  so  that  you  can  remember  and  follow  them  by  merely 
glancing  at  them. 

4.  It  does  not  help  you  in  spelling  to  remember  the  order  of  words 
in  a  lesson.     Spend  your  time  learning  the  order  of  letters  in  words. 

5.  Always  read  suggestions  under  "Monthly  Review,"  and  follow 
them  in  your  spelling  exercises. 

6.  Always  write  carefully  in  spelling  recitations. 

7.  In  tests,  listen  carefully  so  you  can  write  a  word  the  first  time  your 
teacher  pronounces  it. 

8.  In  the  daily  spelling  lesson,  do  your  part  toward  completing  the 
test  and  the  correction  of  errors  in  a  short  time. 

9.  After  correction  of  the  day's  spelling  lesson,  spend  a  short  time 
studying  the  correct  forms  of  the  words  you  missed.  Then  copy  them 
into  a  notebook  for  future  study. 

10.  At  the  close  of  every  month,  write  a  list  of  the  words  you  have 
misspelled  during  the  month,  and  study  until  you  can  spell  them  for 
your  teacher  or  for  some  pupil  she  selects. 

11.  If  spelling  is  harder  for  you  than  for  others  in  your  class,  give 
extra  time  to  home  study.  Ask  your  parents,  or  brothers  and  sisters,  to 
help  you  learn  all  words  which  your  teacher  asks  you  to  study  at  home. 

12.  As  you  have  spare  time,  study  "Words  Frequently  Misspelled 
When  Writing,"  page  xxii;  also  "Phonetic  Words,"  page  xxiv. 

13.  Be  sure  to  master  the  "Phonic  Chart"  intended  for  your  class. 

14.  Have  a  dictionary  of  your  own  at  school,  if  possible. 

15.  On  the  day  after  you  have  missed  a  lesson,  because  of  a  holiday 
or  some  other  special  occasion,  omit  the  review  words  in  your  advance 
lesson  and  study,  instead,  the  new  words  of  the  lesson  you  missed. 

14  V 


RULES   FOR  SPELLING 

Seventh-  and  eighth-grade  teachers  should  occasionally  read  with 
their  pupils  the  "Rules  for  Spelling"  given  below,  then  have  them  find 
words  in  the  text  that  come  under  these  different  rules.  This  should 
be  easy  for  pupils  after  having  the  work  in  word  making  as  provided 
for  in  this  Speller. 

1.  Most  words  ending  in  silent  e  drop  the  e  before  adding  a  suffix 
beginning  with  a  vowel.     Example,  come,  coming. 

2.  Most  words  ending  in  silent  e  retain  the  e  before  adding  a  suffix 
beginning  with  a  consonant.     Example,  tune,  tuneful. 

3.  Words  ending  in  oe  and  ee  retain  final  e  before  all  suffixes  except 
those  beginning  with  e.     Example,  hoeing,  freer. 

4.  Most  words  ending  in  ce  or  ge  retain  the  e  before  adding  suffixes 
beginning  with  a  or  0.  Example,  notice,  noticeable;  manage,  manageable; 
courage,  courageous. 

5.  Final  y  preceded  by  a  consonant  is  usually  changed  to  i  before 
all  suffixes  except  those  beginning  with  i.     Example,  beauty,  beautiful. 

6.  Final  ie  is  changed  to  y  before  adding  a  suffix  beginning  with  i. 

Example,  die,  dying. 

7.  Words  of  one  syllable  and  other  words  accented  on  the  last  syl- 
lable, ending  in  a  single  consonant  preceded  by  a  single  vowel,  double 
the  final  consonant  before  adding  a  suffix  beginning  with  a  vowel. 
Example,  mat,  matting;  begin,  beginning. 

8.  Most  nouns  form  their  plurals  by  adding  5  to  the  singular,  but 
nouns  ending  in  s,  sJi,  ch,  x,  or  z  add  es  to  form  their  plurals.  Example, 
gas,  gases;  class,  classes;  sash,  sashes;  church,  churches;  box,  boxes. 

9.  Nouns  ending  in  y  preceded  by  a  consonant  form  their  plurals  by 
changing  y  to  i  and  adding  es.     Example,  county,  counties. 

10.  Some  nouns  ending  in  o  form  their  plurals  by  adding  es  to  the 
singular.     Example,  hero,  heroes. 

11.  Some  nouns  ending  in  /  or  fe  form  their  plurals  by  changing  /or 
fe  to  V  and  adding  es  to  the  singular.     Example,  leaf,  leaves;  life,  lives. 


VI 


PART   I 

SUGGESTIONS   TO   TEACHERS 

Success  in  spelling  depends  as  much  upon  teachers  and  methods  as 
upon  pupils  and  word  lists.  It  is  absolutely  imperative  that  teachers 
of  spelling  have  definite  and  systematic  plans  for  the  work. 

I.     Methods  for  Spelling  Exercises  in  Second  Grade 

In  the  second  grade  teachers  generally  feel  that  they  can  conduct 
spelling  from  the  blackboard  more  advantageously  than  from  the 
book,  because  of  the  better  possibilities  for  development  in  connection 
with  the  board  work.  Nevertheless,  some  prefer  to  have  the  book  in 
the  hands  of  the  pupils.  Suggestions  for  second-grade  teachers  follow. 
(See  words  for  the  first  half  year,  pages  i  to  9.) 

This  book  provides  for  six  words  daily,  three  of  which  review  the 
new  words  in  the  lesson  of  the  day  before.  If  taught  from  the  black- 
board, these  words  should  be  written  in  letters  at  least  two  inches  high. 

Note.  Pupils  learn  to  spell  most  readily  under  methods  that  recog- 
nize four  different  kinds  of  spelling  exercises:  Supervised  study;  inde- 
pendent study;  the  test;  correction  of  errors. 

Because  success  in  spelling  is  so  dependent  upon  proper  methods  for 
conducting  these  various  exercises,  suggestions  are  given  as  follows: 

Supervised  Study 

After  a  quick  test  of  the  six  words  studied  the  preceding  day,  place 
upon  the  blackboard  the  six  words  comprising  the  lesson  for  the  day, 
and  supervise  pupils  in  the  study  of  it.  For  suggestive  methods,  see 
forms  for  "Supervised  Study"  in  third  and  fourth  grades,  pages  xi 
to  xiv. 

References  found  in  these  forms  to  diacritical  markings  do  not  apply 
to  spelling  in  the  second  grade.  All  other  suggestions  are  applicable. 
Therefore  these  forms  should  be  studied  carefully  and  adapted  by 
second-grade  teachers  to  the  daily  needs  of  their  classes. 

It  will  be  noted  that  each  form  of  supervised  study,  as  given  on  pages 
xi  to  xiv,  is  intended  to  be  used  for  a  week  at  a  time.    The  four  forms 

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viii  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

cover  a  month's  continuous  work  and  should  be  made  to  cover  the  whole 
year  by  means  of  monthly  repetition. 

One  important  phase  of  study,  which  should  receive  daily  attention 
at  this  point,  is  the  supplementing  of  the  phonic  words  of  each  lesson. 
For  example,  in  connection  with  lessons  containing  the  words  "wing," 
"duck,"  "thank,"  the  teacher  should  pronounce  and  have  pupils  spell 
by  ear  such  words  as  "sing"  and  "bring,"  "cluck"  and  "pluck," 
"bank"  and  "sank."     See  "Phonetic  Words,"  page  xxiv. 

During  the  supervised  study  of  the  lesson,  in  classes  where  pupils 
do  not  study  from  the  Speller,  have  each  pupil  copy  the  words  from 
the  blackboard  into  his  spelling  blank,  seeing  that  he  makes  no 
mistakes.  In  this  manner,  let  him  make  a  little  second-grade  spelling 
book  of  his  own,  a  lesson  at  a  time. 

On  the  day  after  a  lesson  has  been  missed,  because  of  the  intervention 
of  a  holiday,  teachers  should  omit  the  review  words  for  the  day,  sub- 
stituting for  them  the  new  words  from  the  lesson  that  was  omitted. 

Independent  Study 

Have  pupils  study  independently  for  at  least  fifteen  minutes  daily. 
Have  them  take  their  self-made  spelling  books  into  which  they  have 
written  the  words  for  the  day,  or  this  book,  and  study — each  trying  to 
get  a  good  picture  of  each  word  and  to  hold  it  in  mind  for  a  short  time 
before  writing  it  on  a  long,  narrow  strip  of  paper.  When  a  child  has 
thus  written  the  list  once,  have  him  turn  it  back,  folding  the  paper  so 
that  he  cannot  see  and  copy  his  previous  list.  Then  have  him  again 
write  the  same  list  of  words.  In  this  way  each  copy  of  the  list  may 
be  made  to  represent  a  new  attempt  at  self-directed  visualization.  The 
average  pupil  can  thus  slowly  evolve  three  or  four  copies  of  a  list  of 
six  words  during  a  fifteen-minute  study  period. 

The  Test 
During  the  first  five  minutes  of  any  day's  spelling  exercise,  if  possible, 
give  pupils  a  test  of  the  words  studied  the  day  before.     This  may  be 
either  oral  or  written.     See  suggestions  for  "The  Test,"  page  xiy. 

Correction  of  Errors 
Give  daily  attention  to  correction  of  words  misspelled  in  tests. 
In  oral  tests,  write  on  the  board  the  correct  form  of  each  misspelled 
word  immediately  after  the  wrong  spelling  has  been  given,  and,  at  the 
close  of  the  test,  call  attention  to  the  list  thus  produced,  allowing  a 
moment  for  study.     After  written  tests,  let  the  teacher,  sitting  at  her 


SUGGESTIONS   TO   TEACHERS  ix 

desk,  call  up  a  few  pupils  at  a  time,  perhaps  a  row  of  them,  and  inspect 
the  work  of  each  as  he  hands  her  his  list.  Let  her  take  a  moment  to 
help  each  pupil  according  to  his  special  need.  (See  suggestions  for 
"Correction  of  Errors,"  page  xvi.) 

For  the  second  half  year  (see  words  on  pages  9  to  17)  follow  sugges- 
tions in  method  given  for  the  first  half  year,  pages  vii  to  ix. 

II.     Methods   for  Spelling  Exercises   in  Third  and 

Fourth  Grades 

Note.     In  order  to  make  the  method  very  clear  it  is  presented  in  a 

somewhat  imperative  style.  It  should  be  understood,  however,  that 
all  suggestions  contained  herein  are  only  "suggestive,"  and  intended  in 
no  sense  to  be  final.  Each  teacher  should,  of  course,  adapt  this 
method  to  her  special  needs.     (See  Note,  p.  vii.) 


Supervised  Study 

One  purpose  of  supervised  study  in  spelling  is  to  direct  pupils  so  as 
to  enable  them  to  put  forth  more  effort  than  would  otherwise  be  possible. 
The  teacher  should  keep  this'purpose  constantly  in  mind  and  conduct 
all  spelling  exercises  so  as  to  accomplish  it. 

Another  purpose  of  supervised  study  is  to  teach  pupils  how  to  study 
spelling.  Every  lesson  should,  therefore,  be  made  to  develop  initiative 
in  study  on  the  part  of  pupils. 

Directions  for  study  are  given  under  the  lessons  of  the  text,  all  of 
which  are  intended  for  supervised  work  in  third  and  fourth  grades. 
Pupils  will,  sooner  or  later,  be  able  to  follow  some  of  these  directions 
without  guidance. 

It  will  be  noted  that  these  directions  are  duplicated  every  month 
during  the  third  and  fourth  years,  making  it  easily  possible  for  pupils 
to  become  familiar  with  them. 

The  work  should  take  the  form  of  class  exercises  so  that  all  may  have 
a  part  in  and  benefit  from  all  discussions. 

Teachers  should  see  that  pupils  understand  each  direction  in  the 
book  as  it  appears,  so  they  may  recognize  and  be  able  to  follow  it  on 
future  occasions. 

Four  forms,  corresponding  to  the  four  weeks  of  the  month,  are  given 
for  supplementary  supervised  study.  Each  form  is  intended  to  be 
used  for  a  week  at  a  time,  the  four  covering  a  month's  continuous 
work  and  made  to  cover  the  whole  year  by  means  of  monthly  repetition. 


X  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

The  suggestions  in  these  forms  should  be  drawn  upon  daily  by 
teachers  and  made  to  supplement  the  directions  for  study  printed 
under  the  lessons  of  the  text.  They  must  be  presented  orally,  of 
course,  as  teachers  should  never  refer  to  the  book  for  them  during 
recitations. 

A  comparison  between  the  directions  for  study  printed  on  the  pages 
of  the  text  and  the  suggestions  for  study  given  in  the  four  supplementary 
forms  shows  that  about  the  same  ground  is  covered  in  the  two  places. 
They  differ,  however,  in  that  the  pages  of  the  text  give  only  one  direction 
daily,  while  each  of  the  four  forms  suggests  enough  work  to  fill  ten  or 
more  minutes  of  brisk  study. 

The  thought  is  that  by  means  of  these  two  provisions  for  supervised 
study  teachers  cannot  fail  to  understand  or  pupils  to  accomplish  the 
aims  of  this  work. 

Every  teacher  should  study  the  four  supplementary  forms  until 
thoroughly  familiar  with  each  and  able  to  follow  it  without  reference 
to  the  book.  Until  she  becomes  familiar  with  each  form  as  needed,  she 
should  copy  it  on  a  slip  of  paper  and  refer  to  it  as  necessary  in  class. 

At  first  it  will  not  be  possible  to  cover  any  one  of  these  forms  in  the 
time  given  to  supervised  study,  but  the  teacher's  constant  aim  should 
be,  after  finishing  the  special  direction  for  the  day  printed  under  the 
lesson  in  the  text,  to  cover  more  of  the  appropriate  supplementary  form 
during  each  lesson  until  she  has  developed  such  power  of  concentration 
in  pupils  and  such  expedition  in  handling  lessons  that  she  can  cover 
most  of  the  form  for  any  day's  work,  if  not  the  entire  form,  in  ten 
minutes.  If  she  has  only  five  minutes  for  supervised  study,  however, 
she  cannot  cover  more  than  half  the  form  for  the  day. 

The  work  from  these  forms  for  supplementary  supervised  study 
should,  of  course,  be  conducted  as  class  exercises. 

Note.  In  cases  where  second-,  third-,  and  fourth-grade  teachers 
have  only  fifteen  minutes  daily  to  devote  to  classes  in  spelling,  they 
can  most  profitably  utilize  this  time  by  testing  and  correcting  the 
day's  lesson  during  the  first  five  minutes,  spending  the  remaining  time 
assigning  the  next  lesson  and  supervising  pupils  in  the  study  of  it, 
thus  preparing  them  for  independent  study  later  in  the  day. 

In  rural  schools,  where  teachers  have  only  five  minutes  daily  for 
each  spelling  class  in  second,  third,  and  fourth  grades,  they  can  most 
profitably  spend  that  time  supervising  the  study  of  pupils,  leaving  the 
test  of  the  lesson  to  one  of  the  older  pupils  trained  for  the  work. 

On  the  day  after  a  lesson  has  been  omitted,  because  of  the  interven- 
tion of  a  holiday,  teachers  should  omit  the  review  of  words  for  the  day, 
substituting  for  them  the  new  words  from  the  lesson  omitted. 


SUGGESTIONS    TO    TEACHERS  xi 

Form  I.     For  Supervised  Study 

(To  be  drawn  upon  by  the  teacher,  during  the  first  week  of  each  month,  in  supple- 
menting directions  given  under  lessons  in  the  text.) 

Pupils  should  very  distinctly  pronounce  such  words  in  the  lesson 
as  they  can,  the  teacher  pronouncing  the  others.  They  should  then 
study  the  list  as  follows:  Pronounce  those  words  described  by  the 
teacher  (example,  the  word  that  means  "the  cost  of  something"); 
pronounce  words  of  more  than  one  syllable,  pausing  between  syllables; 
study  all  words  diacritically  marked — 

(i)  giving  the  vowel  sound  as  heard  in  each;i 

(2)  telling  whether  the  vowel  has  the  short,  the  long,  or  some  other 

vowel  sound; 

(3)  naming  silent  letters; 

tell  which  words,  if  any,  they  can  spell  without  further  study;  pronounce 
the  words  of  the  lesson  most  difficult  to  spell  and  determine  the  most 
difficult  part  of  each. 

Finally,  pupils  should  study  the  entire  lesson  as  follows:  Look 
while  the  teacher  erases  a  word  from  a  list  on  the  board,  then  pronounce 
and  spell  it,  individually,  as  called  upon;  look  at  a  word  on  the  board, 
as  directed  by  the  teacher,  close  eyes  and  hold  the  picture,  thus  visual- 
izing the  word,  then,  keeping  eyes  closed,  spell  it,  individually,  as  the 
teacher  calls  upon  different  pupils. 


Form  II.     For  Supervised  Study 

(To  be  drawn  upon  by  the  teacher,  during  the  second  week  of  each  month,  in  supple- 
menting directions  given  under  lessons  in  the  text.) 

Pupils  should  pronounce  very  distinctly  such  words  in  the  lesson 
as  they  can,  the  teacher  pronouncing  the  others.  They  should  then 
study  the  list  from  the  board  as  follows:  Pronounce  each  word  after 
the  teacher,  then  name  its  letters  in  concert  while  looking  at  it ;  use  at 
least  two  of  these  words  in  oral  sentences;  decide  upon  accented  syllables 
and  place  accent  marks;  spell  the  accented  syllables  of  words,  also 
unaccented  syllables;  study  all  words  diacritically  marked — 

(i)  listening  to  the  teacher's  pronunciation  of  each  and  telling, 
without  looking  at  the  book,  whether  the  vowel  is  short, 
long,  or  has  some  other  sound;  1  also  telling  whether  it  should 
be  marked,  and  if  so,  how;  then  looking  at  the  mark  in  the 
book,  if  there  is  one; 
(2)  pronouncing  words,  if  any,  whose  vowel  sounds  are  neither 
short  nor  long; 

^  In  words  of  more  than  one  syllable,  consider  marking  of  accented  syllables  only. 


xii  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

(3)  telling  what  combination  of  letters  gives  a  long  vowel  sound 

in  words  containing  long  vowels,  as,  "ay"  in  "day";  "ai"  in 

"rain";    "eau"    in    "beau";    "oa"    in    "coat";    "ou"   in 

"four";     "ow"  in  "grow"; 

discuss  ways  of  remembering  the  spelling  of  the  most  difficult  parts  of 

the  most  difficult  words. 

Finally,  pupils  should  study  the  entire  lesson  as  follows:  Look  at  a 
word  in  the  book  and  concentrate  upon  it,  thinking  the  letters,  thus 
visualizing  each  word  as  the  teacher  slowly  pronounces  the  whole 
lesson;  then  close  books,  and,  as  the  teacher  writes  on  the  board  the 
first  letter  of  each  word,  reproduce  the  whole  word,  spelling  orally, 
one  pupil  at  a  time,  as  called  upon. 

Form  III.     For  Supervised  Study 

(To  be  drawn  upon  by  the  teacher,  during  the  third  week  of  each  month,  in  supple- 
menting directions  given  under  lessons  in  the  text.) 

Pupils  should  very  distinctly  pronounce  such  words  in  the  lesson  as 
they  can,  the  teacher  pronouncing  the  others.  They  should  then  study 
the  list  as  follows:  Give  other  words  that  have  meaning  similar  to 
certain  words  found  in  the  lesson  and  pronounced  by  the  teacher; 
pronounce  all  words  containing  more  than  one  syllable,  pausing  between 
syllables,  then  underline  one  or  more  of  these  syllables  in  words  written 
upon  the  board;  study  all  words  diacritically  marked — 
(i)  giving  the  vowel  sound  as  heard  in  each;i 

(2)  telling  whether  it  has  the  short,  the  long,  or  some  other  vowel 

sound ; 

(3)  naming  silent  letters; 

spell  phonetically  other  words  similar  to  those  in  the  lesson  as  pro- 
nounced by  the  teacher — for  example,  "sheet"  and  "sweet"  after 
spelling  "beet";  decide,  individually  and  silently,  upon  the  words  most 
difficult  for  pupils  and  try  to  discover  some  way  to  remember  the 
spelling  of  each. 

Finally,  pupils  should  study  the  entire  lesson  as  follows  •  At  a  signal 
from  the  teacher,  look  at  a  word  of  the  lesson  written  on  the  board; 
at  another  signal,  look  away  and  hold  the  picture  in  mind  thus 
visualizing  the  word;  and  at  the  next  signal,  write  the  word  on  paper 
comparing  it  with  copy  on  board;  then,  after  visualizing  the  entire 
lesson,  put  down  pencils,  close  eyes,  and  see  what  picture  of  each  word 
is  called  up  as  the  teacher  slowly  pronounces  the  list,  opening  eyes 
after  each  word  to  compare  the  picture  with  the  word  on  the  board. 

1  In  words  of  more  than  one  syllable,  consider  marking  of  accented  syllables  only. 


SUGGESTIONS   TO    TEACHERS  xiii 

Form  IV.     For  Supervised  Study 

(To  be  drawn  upon  by  the  teacher,  during  the  fourth  week  of  each  month,  in  supple- 
menting directions  given  under  lessons  in  the  text.) 

Pupils  should  study  all  words  diacritically  marked — 

(i)  listening  to  the  teacher's  pronunciation  of  each,  and  telling 
without  looking  at  the  book  whether  the  vowel  is  short, 
long,  or  has  some  other  vowel  sound  ;i  also  telling  whether 
it  should  be  marked,  and  if  so,  how; 

(2)  pronouncing  words,  if  any,  whose  vowel  sounds  are  neither 

short  nor  long; 

(3)  telling   what   combinations   of   letters   give   the   long    vowel 

soimd  in  words  containing  long  vowels,  as,  "ay"  in  "day"; 
"ai"  in  "rain";  "eau"  in  "beau";  "oa"  in  "coat." 

Pupils  should  then  study  the  lesson  as  follows:  Indicate,  individ- 
ually, the  words  they  could  not  use  in  sentences,  having  other  pupils 
use  them,  if  possible;  find  "hidden"  words  in  the  words  of  the  lesson — 
example,  "end"  in  "friend,"  "each"  in  "preach";  look  carefully  at  a 
word  of  two  or  more  syllables,  written  on  the  board,  close  eyes  while 
the  teacher  erases  one  syllable,  then  open  eyes,  and  when  called  upon 
restore  that  syllable  in  writing. 

Finally,  pupils  should  study  the  entire  lesson  as  follows:  One 
child,  or  one  row  of  children,  or  several  rows  in  turn,  stand  and  quickly 
spell  part  or  all  of  the  words  of  the  lesson,  without  looking  at  them, 
as  the  teacher  pronounces  each  from  the  board,  while  the  rest  of  the 
class  look  at  the  list ;  then,  after  they  have  been  erased  from  the  board, 
try  to  recall  the  words  of  the  lesson  and  guess  the  one  the  teacher  has 
in  mind,  saying,  for  example,  "Is  it  window?"  spelling  "w-i-n-d-o-w." 

Independent  Study  by  Pupils 

Impress  upon  pupils  the  fact  that  supervised  study  in  no  way  decreases 
their  responsibility  for  independent  study,  but  that  it  increases  such 
responsibility  because  it  teaches  them  better  how  to  study.  Also,  im- 
press upon  them  the  importance  of  holding  their  minds  down  to 
the  work  in  the  study  of  spelling. 

When  studying  the  words  of  a  lesson  independently,  pupils  in  both 
third  and  fourth  grades  should  endeavor  so  far  as  possible  to  follow  the 
plan  used  in  the  previous  supervised  study  of  the  Hst.  In  addition, 
they  should  always  write  the  lesson.  As  they  study  each  word,  they 
should  try  to  get  a  good  picture  of  it  and  hold  it  in  mind  for  a  little  time 
before  writing  it  on  a  slip  of  paper.  When  a  pupil  has  thus  written  the 
list  once,  he  should  turn  it  back,  folding  the  paper  so  that  when  writing 

1  In  words  of  more  than  one  syllable  consider  marking  of  accented  syllables  only. 


xiv  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

the  list  again  he  may  not  see  and  copy  the  words  he  has  just  written. 
He  should  copy  the  lesson  several  times  in  this  way,  carefully  visualizing 
as  he  does  so. 

-Pupils  who  have  difficulty  with  spelling  should,  during  the  first  week 
of  each  month,  copy  from  the  speller  the  fifty-seven  new  words  for  the 
month,  using  this  list  for  home  study.  Teachers  should  correct  these 
lists  when  copied,  before  pupils  take  them  home. 

The  Test 

The  test  of  the  day's  spelling  lesson  should  be  a  quick,  business-like 
proceeding,  occupying,  together  with  the  correction  of  errors,  about 
five  minutes.  This  brief  time  is  the  goal  toward  which  teachers  should 
work.  Often  in  the  third  grade,  and  sometimes  in  the  fourth,  the 
exercise  will  need  to  be  of  greater  length. 

The  test  of  the  spelling  lesson  should  be  given  the  day  following 
supervised  study.  It  is  impossible  really  to  test  pupils  immediately 
after  study. 

Most  of  the  daily  tests  in  third  and  fourth  grades  should  be  written. 
Teachers  should  give  just  enough  oral  tests  to  keep  pupils  in  practice 
for  oral  spelling.  The  teacher  should  pronounce  words  once  only,  and 
have  pupils  write  them  in  spelling  blanks  or  in  booklets  made  for  the 
purpose.  (■:. 

Teachers  should  follow  the  suggestions  in  the  note  introducing  the 
phonetic  words  on  page  xxiv. 

Third-grade  teachers  should  give  systematic  drill  from  the  phonic 
chart  on  page  xxxi,  employing  all  columns  under  "B"  and  the  first 
two  columns  under  "A"  and  "C"  for  "B"  class,  while  employing  all 
columns  under  "B"  and  the  first  four  columns  under  "A"  and  "C" 
for  "A"  class  work. 

At  least  once  a  week  throughout  the  fourth  year,  oftener  if  necessary, 
teachers  should  have  pupils  turn  to  this  chart  and  spend  five  or  ten 
minutes  following  the  directions  there  given  for  phonic  drill. 

Teachers  should  explain  to  pupils  that  in  order  to  use  the  dictionary 
intelligently  they  need  to  learn  the  sounds  and  markings  of  letters  as 
found  on  this  chart,  and  that  they  should  be  able  easily  to  stand  the 
tests  it  suggests. 

The  passing  of  spelling  blanks  and  pencils  just  before  the  written 
test  should  be  quiet,  but  very  expeditious. 

In  oral  spelling,  pupils  should  always  pronounce  words  before  spelling 
them,  not  after,  and  should  indicate  the  syllables  of  a  word  by  pausing 
between  them. 


SUGGESTIONS   TO   TEACHERS  xv 

Teachers  should  extend  the  test  exercise  a  couple  of  minutes  daily, 
devoting  this  time  alternately  to  brisk  oral  review  of  words  missed  in 
written  composition  during  the  last  month,  and  to  oral  spelling  of 
phonetic  words  in  common  use,  which  pupils  should  spell  by  ear  without 
special  study.  A  list  of  "Words  Frequently  Misspelled  When 
Writing"  is  given  on  page  xxii.  Teachers  should  draw  from  this  list 
and  should  supplement  it  to  suit  individual  needs.  A  list  of  phonetic 
words  in  common  use  is  given  on  p.  xxiv. 

The  monthly  review  tests  should  be  given  orally,  occupying,  in 
addition  to  the  regular  test  period,  the  time  for  supervised  study  and 
as  much  more  time  as  is  necessary  to  the  success  of  the  exercise. 

In  schools  that  are  sufficiently  large,  this  monthly  review  should 
take  the  form  of  a  contest.     Suggestive  devices  follow: 

One  Set  of  Pupils  against  Another  Set;  or  One  Class  against  Another 

1.  Pronounce  words,  going  four  times  around  one  set  or  one  class, 
and  on  blackboard  keep  score  of  mistakes;  do  same  with  other  set  or 
class;  copipare  scores  to  ascertain  which  side  wins.  If  time  permits, 
repeat  exercise. 

2.  Pronounce  a  word  to  one  set  or  class,  then  to  the  other,  until 
all  pupils  have  spelled,  keeping  score  on  blackboard  of  mistakes;  repeat 
this  exercise  enough  times  to  insure  thorough  test  of  each  pupil. 

3.  Have  each  pupil  bring  to  class  a  list  of  words  he  has  misspelled 
during  the  month.  Pupils  having  made  no  mistakes  may  bring  lists  con- 
taining the  most  difficult  words.  Have  first  pupil  on  side  A  pronounce 
a  word  to  pupil  opposite  him  on  side  B.  If  pupil  on  side  B  spells 
correctly  he  pronounces  a  word  from  his  list  to  second  pupil  on  side 
A,  who  spells  and  then  pronounces  a  word  from  his  list  to  second  pu- 
pil on  side  B,  and  so  on.  If  a  pupil  misses  a  word,  it  must  be  spelled 
by  some  one  on  the  original  side  before  counting  against  the  side 
missing.  To  keep  score  on  blackboard  select  pupil  who  has  misspelled 
few  or  no  words  during  the  month. 

A  Circle  Exercise 
Have  class  form  a  circle  and  choose  as  leader  some  pupil  having  high 
standing  during  month.  Have  leader  stand  in  circle  and  pronounce 
words.  Leader  should  call  no  attention  to  a  mistake  unless  it  passes 
around  circle  and  back  to  original  pupil.  The  first  pupil  to  note  a 
mistake  should  await  his  turn  to  spell,  when  he  should  correct  mis- 
spelled word  and  pass  to  the  place  in  circle  occupied  by  pupil  who 
made  the  mistake.  If  two  or  more  mistakes  are  made  before  the 
first  is  discovered,  they  should  be  corrected  by  the  pupils  who  detect 


xvi  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

them  and  await  their  turn  to  spell  correctly.     The  winners  of  the 
contest  are  all  pupils  who  have  not  had  others  go  above  them. 

A  Pupil-Teacher  Test 

From  a  class  containing  twenty  to  forty  pupils,  select  five  of  the 
best  spellers,  giving  to  each  a  list  containing  one  fifth  of  the  words  to  be 
reviewed,  and  station  these  pupils  at  different  points  about  the  room. 
Divide  the  remainder  of  the  class  into  five  groups,  namely.  A,  B,  C,  D, 
and  E,  directing  each  to  take  its  place  before  a  pupil- teacher.  Have 
each  pupil-teacher  give  quick  but  quiet  drill  to  his  group  from  words 
on  his  list.  At  signals,  have  pupil-teachers  pass  to  new  groups,  thus 
giving  entire  class  drill  upon  entire  list.  Have  pupil-teachers  keep 
a  score  of  the  mistakes  made  by  each  group.  The  group  having  fewest 
mistakes  during  the  entire  exercise  wins  contest. 

In  classes  of  less  than  twenty  pupils,  less  than  five  pupil-teachers 
are  required  for  this  exercise. 

Correction  of  Errors 

After  words  are  written,  have  each  pupil  look  over  his  own  list, 
pointing  to  and  thinking  about  each  letter  in  each  word.  Have  him 
thus  endeavor,  without  assistance,  to  discover  any  possible  mistakes. 
Have  him  draw  a  line  through  each  misspelled  word  he  finds  and  write 
the  correct  form  immediately  after  it. 

After  such  preliminaries,  at  the  discretion  of  the  teacher,  pupils 
may  correct  their  own  papers,  or  exchange  papers  for  correction,  or 
pass  papers  to  teacher  for  correction. 

Either  the  teacher,  or  some  pupil  who  has  a  perfect  paper,  should 
spell  when  class  correct.  At  the  close  of  such  exercise,  each  pupil 
should  write  the  number  of  misspelled  words  on  the  paper  he  has 
corrected,  placing  a  cipher  on  the  paper  if  it  has  no  mistakes. 

Correction  is  for  the  purpose  of  ascertaining  which  words  are  not 
impressed  upon  individual  pupils.  Hence  it  should  be  followed  by 
devices  for  impressing  them.  Scolding  seldom  helps,  and  often  hinders. 
Writing  the  words  many  times  does  little  good,  while  keeping  pupils 
after  school  often  deadens  their  interest  and  defeats  the  undertaking. 

The  following  suggestions  are  therefore  given: 

1.  After  correction,  each  pupil  who  has  made  mistakes  should  open 
his  speller  and  look  at  the  correct  form  of  each  word  missed,  trying  to 
fix  it  in  mind. 

2.  Each  pupil  should  write  in  the  back  of  his  spelling  blank,  under 
the  date  of  the  day's  lesson,  the  correct  form  of  each  word  he  has 


SUGGESTIONS   TO   TEACHERS  xvii 

misspelled  and  should  study  it  as  he  finds  spare  time.  The  teacher 
should  occasionally  test  him  in  spelling  these  words  from  his  spelling 
blank.  Each  pupil  should  keep  a  list  of  the  words  he  has  misspelled 
more  than  once,  on  different  dates,  and  study  them. 

3.  Pupils  who  have  missed  words  in  the  lesson  of  the  previous  day 
should  always  be  prepared  to  stand  and  spell  them.  Teachers  should 
call  upon  at  least  one  or  two  pupils  daily  so  as  to  keep  up  interest  and 
effort. 

4.  Each  pupil  should  write,  in  the  back  of  his  spelling  blank,  the 
correct  form  of  each  word  he  misspells  in  written  composition,  and 
should  study  these  words  along  with  those  from  the  regular  spelling 
lesson  as  he  finds  spare  time.  The  teacher  should  include  these  words 
in  her  occasional  tests  from  the  spelling  blanks. 

5.  Teachers  should  try  to  induce  pupils  to  keep,  at  home,  a  properly 
spelled  list  of  their  misspelled  words,  and  study  them,  assisted  by 
parents,  if  possible. 

The  teacher,  as  well  as  the  pupils,  should  correct  spelling  lessons. 
She  should  collect  spelling  blanks  and  examine  them  after  school, 
writing  "E"  (meaning  "excellent")  on  each  tidy  list  that  is  correctly 
spelled,  and  "  C"  (meaning  "correct")  on  each  perfect  but  untidy  paper. 

If,  in  testing  pupils,  teachers  have  them  mark  words  diacritically,  as 
marked  in  the  book,  they  should  not  subtract  from  their  spelling  stand- 
ing when  they  make  mistakes  in  marking.  Here  again,  they  may 
give  "C"  instead  of  "E,"  making  it  clear  to  pupils  that  "correct," 
in  this  case,  refers  to  spelling  only. 

In  her  spelling  notebook  the  teacher  should  tabulate  difficulties  of 
individuals,  and  decide  how  to  deal  with  them.  She  should  use  them 
at  the  next  period  for  supervised  study,  remembering  that  time  spent 
in  correction  of  papers  is  utterly  wasted  unless  made  to  react  upon  the 
spelling  power  of  pupils. 

Interest  is  aroused  in  spelling  by  making  the  results  of  tests  a  matter 
of  record.     This  may  be  done  by — 

(i)  making  a  class  list  for  daily  tests,  showing  a  check  or  star  after 
the  name  of  each  pupil  for  each  perfect  lesson;  or  showing  the 
number  of  weeks  that  each  pupil  has  had  perfect  lessons; 

(2)  placing  on  a  bulletin  the  class  average  for  the  monthly  review 

test,  together  with  that  of  the  previous  month,  for  com- 
parison ; 

(3)  sending  reports  to  parents; 

(4)  sending    reports    to    county   superintendents    and    to    city 

principals. 


xviii  THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 

III.    The  Use  of  the  Dictionary 

A  series  of  exercises  leading  up  to  a  knowledge  of  the  use  of  the 
dictionary  is  given  below.  These  should  be  taught  at  the  beginning 
of  the  fourth  year,  after  which  each  pupil  should  look  up  the  meaning 
of  at  least  one  word  daily.     Encourage  pupils  to  own  dictionaries. 

1.  Have  pupils  review  the  alphabet  until  every  one  can  repeat  it 
without  hesitation. 

2.  Have  pupils  tell  the  location  of  certain  letters  in  the  alphabet; 
example,  "d"  is  nearer  the  beginning  of  the  alphabet  than  "k";  "t" 
is  nearer  the  close  of  the  alphabet  than  "p." 

3.  Have  pupils  arrange  the  words  of  the  spelling  lesson  in  alpha- 
betical order,  with  reference  to  the  initial  letters. 

4.  Have  pupils  arrange  in  alphabetical  order  a  list  of  words  beginning 
with  the  same  letter;  example,  "lamb,"  "leave,"  "lost." 

5.  Review  diacritical  markings  as  found  on  the  phonic  chart,  page  xxxi. 

6.  Finally,  have  pupils  look  up  in  the  dictionary  the  meaning  (not 
pronunciation)  of  one  word  daily.  However,  do  not  let  them  take 
the  time  required  for  this  from  the  time  allotted  for  the  study  of  spelling. 

Note.  While  impressing  the  spelling  of  words,  it  is  best  not  to 
depend  upon  the  dictionary  for  pronunciation,  because  some  diction- 
aries, the  latest  edition  of  Webster's  New  International,  for  example, 
respell  for  pronunciation,  employing  phonetic  combinations  of  letters 
that  often  represent  the  incorrect  spelling  of  words.  It  would  confuse 
pupils,  were  they,  at  this  point,  to  have  their  attention  called  to  these 
forms. 

IV.     A  Dozen  Don'ts 

(For  Teachers) 

1.  Don't  fail  to  prepare  spelling  lessons  daily.  Let  every  teacher  be 
sure  of  the  pronunciation,  syllabication,  diacritical  marking,  and 
meaning  of  each  word.  Let  her  also  be  thoroughly  prepared  as  to  some 
method  of  teaching  the  four  phases  of  the  lesson:  Supervised  study; 
independent  study  by  pupils;  the  test;  correction  of  errors.  (See 
suggestions  for  second  grade,  pp.  vii  to  ix;  for  third  and  fourth  grades, 
pp.  ix  to  xviii.) 

2.  Don't  misunderstand  the  purpose  of  supervised  study  in  spelling. 
It  is  not  to  make  the  work  easy  for  pupils  and  to  relieve  them  of  effort, 
but  rather  to  so  direct  them  as  to  enable  them  to  put  forth  more  effort 
than  would  otherwise  be  possible,  and  at  the  same  time  teach  them 
how  to  study  spelling. 

3.  Don't  forget  that  pupils  learn  through  mental  concentration. 
The  quiet  attitude  best  assists  in  this,  not  the  moving  of  lips,  or  the 
restless  waving  of  hands,  or  motion  of  bodies. 


SUGGESTIONS   TO    TEACHERS  xix 

4.  Don't  think  that  pupils  are  necessarily  studying  spelling  when 
copying  a  list  of  words  many  times.  They  may  copy,  and  not  put 
forth  one  educative  effort. 

5.  Don't  waste  the  time  of  pupils  by  requiring  them  to  remember 
the  sequence  of  words  in  lessons.  Don't  have  pupils  memorize  spelling 
lists  so  as  to  write  the  whole  lesson  without  having  words  pronounced 
for  them.     The  sequence  of  letters  in  words  is  the  important  thing. 

6.  Don't  fail  to  use  the  blackboard  in  supplementing  study  from  the 
book,  or,  when  using  it,  to  write  words  large  enough  to  be  seen  easily 
from  the  back  of  the  room. 

7.  Don't  pronounce  a  word  more  than  once  for  pupils  to  write  in  the 
spelling  test,  but  have  the  attention  of  the  whole  class  before  pronounc- 
ing each  word. 

8.  Don't  mispronounce  a  word  so  as  to  give  pupils  a  clew  to  the 
spelling.     For  example,  don't  say,  "di'vide"  for  "divide'." 

9.  Don't  accept  careless  writing  in  spelling  recitations. 

10.  Don't  forget  to  strengthen  spelling,  when  possible  and  practicable, 
through  other  lessons,  but,  don't  forget  that  a  spelling  lesson  is  primarily 
for  spelling. 

Have  pupils  watch  in  their  reading  for  words  in  past  spelling  lessons, 
and  call  attention  to  them  at  appropriate  times. 

Don't  allow  pupils  to  guess  at  the  spelling  of  words  in  written  com- 
position. Teach  them  to  write  only  the  first  letter  of  each  word  they 
cannot  spell,  leaving  space  for  the  remainder  of  the  word  which  they 
must  fill  in  after  obtaining  the  correct  spelling  either  from  the  teacher 
or  from  the  dictionary.  Don't  forget  to  keep  a  list  of  the  common  words 
misspelled  in  written  composition  during  each  half  year.  Don't  take 
much  time  from  spelling  to  study  the  meaning  of  words. 

11.  Don't  allow  backward  pupils  to  think  they  can't  learn  to  spell. 
Encourage  them  in  all  possible  ways.  Try  to  diagnose  their  cases  and 
teach  them  how  to  study.  Praise  them  for  improvement.  Don't 
hold  them  accountable  for  all  the  words  of  a  lesson  suited  to  the  average 
child  in  the  class,  but  suit  the  length  of  the  lesson  to  the  ability  of 
each  of  these  special  cases,  excusing  them  from  as  many  words  as 
necessary.  Don't  embarrass  them,  if  they  are  putting  forth  their 
best  effort,  by  asking  them  to  report  daily,  before  the  class,  the  number 
of  mistakes  they  make.  Don't  discourage  them  by  constantly  praising 
the  pupils  who  always  have  perfect  lessons  without  effort. 

12.  Don't  fail  tQ  devise  some  means  of  interesting  the  parents  in  spell- 
ing and  of  inducing  them  to  help  supplement  the  school  work  of  their 
children  by  home  study  of  spelling  lists  in  all  cases  where  it  is  necessary. 


PART  II 

A  WORD   TO   PUPILS  AND   TEACHERS 

TO  PUPILS 
Directions  for  the  Study  of  Spelling 

In  the  lower  grades  you  learned  that  to  study  spelling  means  more 
than  to  write  words  many  times,  or  to  say  their  letters  over  and  over. 
You  learned  that  pupils  must  do  their  best  thinking  while  looking  at 
words  from  several  different  sides.  Moreover,  under  your  teacher's 
supervision,  you  learned  how  to  follow  printed  directions  for  the  study 
of  spelling,  and  will  now  find  no  difficulty  in  following  the  directions 
addressed  to  you  and  placed  under  the  lessons  in  this  book. 

When  studying  spelling  always  write  each  day's  lesson  two  or  three 
times.  As  you  study  each  word  try  to  get  a  good  picture  of  it  and 
hold  it  in  mind  for  a  little  time  before  writing  it  on  a  slip  of  paper. 
When  you  have  written  the  list  once,  place  the  paper  so  that  when 
writing  the  list  again  you  cannot  see  and  copy  the  words  you  have  just 
written. 

Try  to  grow  in  power  to  hold  your  mind  down  to  the  work  when  you 
study  spelling.  Remember  that  whether  or  not  you  become  a  good 
speller  depends  as  much  upon  you  as  upon  your  teacher. 

TO   TEACHERS 
How  TO  Direct  the  Study  of  Spelling 

The  co-operation  of  teachers  is  necessary  to  the  best  success  of  the 
plan  of  any  book.  This  book  is  not  an  exception  to  the  rule.  While 
pupils  must  acquire  the  "spelling  habit"  through  the  exercise  of  their 
own  initiative,  teachers  can  do  much  to  encourage  them  to  their  best 
efforts  and  to  inspire  them  to  their  most  intelligent  initiative. 

Pupils  who  have  studied  Part  I  of  this  Speller  have  been  taught, 
through  supervision,  how  to  study  spelling.  Many  pupils  studying 
Part  II,  however,  have  not  had  Part  I.  Upper-grade  teachers  should, 
therefore,  teach  all  pupils  who  need  help  how  to  study. 

It  is  especially  important  that  pupils  acquire  the  habit  of  discovering 
ways  to  help  them  remember  the  spelling  of  word^.  For  example, 
the  last  four  letters  in  "yacht"  come  in  the  same  order  as  in  the  alpha- 
bet; in  "business,"  "i"  takes  the  place  of  "y";  the  first  five  letters  of 

XX 


A   WORD   TO  PUPILS  AND   TEACHERS      xxi 

"invitation"  are  the  same  as  those  of  "invite";  each  of  the  first  three 
syllables  of  "divisible"  contains  "i." 

It  will  be  noted  that  directions  for  study  in  Part  II,  under  the  lessons 
of  the  text,  are  addressed  to  pupils.  Teachers  should  see  that  every 
pupil  understands  each  of  these  directions.  Until  every  pupil  does 
so,  teachers  should  discuss  daily  with  the  whole  class  the  appropriate 
direction  for  the  day.  As  soon  as  the  whole  class  understand  all 
directions,  pupils  should  be  required  to  study  without  assistance. 
However,  teachers  should  spend  some  time  daily  supervising  those 
slow  pupils  who  find  the  work  difficult. 

Note.  Teachers  should  help  pupils  decide  which  of  the  five  direc- 
tions on  a  page  are  applicable  to  all  the  spelling  lessons  on  that  page 
and  which  are  applicable  only  to  the  special  lessons  under  which  they 
occur.  Pupils  should  be  encouraged  to  apply  to  each  lesson  all  the 
directions  on  the  same  page  that  are  applicable  to  it.  Teachers  should 
spend  a  few  minutes  daily  passing  from  desk  to  desk  as  pupils  study, 
ascertaining  which  have  ability,  first,  to  recognize  and  then  to  follow 
all  directions  on  the  page  applicable  to  the  lesson.  They  should  give 
some  special  attention  to  those  who  do  not  as  yet  have  such  ability. 

Just  before  pupils  begin  the  fifth-grade  spelling  lists,  let  teachers 
prepare  them  for  the  work  in  word  making  by  explaining  the  meaning 
of  "root  word,"  "derivative,"  "prefix,"  and  "suffix."  Tell  them 
(i)  that  a  root  word  is  a  word  not  derived  from  another  word,  as 
"run,"  "nine";  (2)  that  a  derivative  word  is  a  word  formed  by  the 
addition  of  a  letter  or  letters  to  a  root  word,  as  "recent,"  "recently"; 
(3)  that  a  suffix  is  a  letter,  letters,  syllable,  or  word  added  to  the  end 
of  a  root  word  to  change  its  meaning,  as  "ing"  in  "running,"  "ty"  in 
"ninety";  (4)  that  a  prefix  is  a  letter,  letters,  or  syllable  joined  to  the 
beginning  of  a  root  word  to  change  its  meaning,  as  "un"  in  "unfold," 
"dis"  in  "disarm." 

Teachers  should  acquaint  pupils  with  the  meaning  of  "synonym" 
and  "antonym."  Tell  them  (i)  that  synonyms  are  words  of  like  mean- 
ing, as  "letter"  and  "epistle";  and  (2)  that  antonyms  are  words  of 
opposite  meaning,  as  "encourage"  and  "discourage." 

Let  seventh-  and  eighth-grade  teachers  occasionally  read  with  their 
pupils  the  "Rules  for  Spelling"  given  on  page  vi,  and  find  words  in 
the  Speller  that  come  under  the  different  rules.  These  rules  should  be 
easily  grasped  by  pupils  after  having  the  work  in  word  making  as 
provided  for  in  this  Speller. 

On  the  day  after  a  lesson  has  been  omitted,  because  of  the  intervention 
of  a  holiday,  teachers  should  omit  the  review  words  for  the  day,  substi- 
tuting for  them  the  new  words  from  the  lesson  omitted. 

15 


WORDS  FREQUENTLY   MISSPELLED   WHEN 

WRITING 

All  classes  having  ten  months  of  school  yearly  should  spend  the  last 
two  weeks  of  each  half  year  in  drill  upon  words  missed  in  written  com- 
position during  the  semester. 

The  following  list  contains  words  frequently  misspelled  by  some  pupils 
in  every  school.  Teachers  should  draw  upon  this  list,  as  needed.  They 
should  also  give  drill  from  self-made  lists  in  which  they  have  tabulated, 
during  the  half  year,  words  misspelled  by  pupils  in  written  composition. 

During  the  two  weeks  devoted  to  the  study  of  the  words  frequently 
misspelled  in  written  composition,  teachers  should  spend  some  time 
daily  in  giving  pupils  individual  drill.  The  list  of  words  misspelled 
when  writing  and  kept  by  each  pupil  should  be  utilized  for  this  purpose. 


of 

half 

says 

gone 

cried 

all 

lose 

easy 

then 

their 

off 

live 

hear 

they 

tired 

too 

pull 

dear 

been 

what 

full 

said 

does 

your 

meat 

roll 

four 

high 

hour 

meet 

put 

sure 

with 

busy 

some 

one 

give 

used 

done 

come 

any 

blue 

very 

have 

knife 

you 

love 

floor 

none 

loose 

saw 

who 

each 

wear 

piece 

two 

eyes 

raise 

were 

since 

was 

goes 

shall 

built 

chair 

buy 

here 

such 

color 

can't 

XXll 


WORDS  FREQUENTLY  MISSPELLED       xxiii 


work 

until 

please 

instead 

early 

word 

would 

coming 

forty 

niece 

either 

toward 

front 

using 

heavy 

exactly 

weak 

many 

meant 

neither 

week 

won't 

people 

enough 

truly 

heard 

month 

against 

^  write 

ready 

taking 

making 

three 

every 

except 

another 

there 

break 

money 

country 

►  these 

above 

among 

straight 

quiet 

speak 

choose 

through 

knew 

water 

should 

weather 

know 

wrote 

almost 

received 

when 

whole 

always 

separate 

often 

world 

having 

whether 

guess 

where 

answer 

business 

shoes 

which 

women 

cousins 

much 

friend 

though 

Tuesday 

again 

afraid 

trouble 

sincerely 

those 

surely 

minute 

certainly 

cover 

across 

believe 

thorough 

could 

young 

clothes 

February 

don't 

watch 

writing 

beginning 

catch 

leaves 

woman 

Wednesday 

PHONETIC  WORDS 

The  following  list  of  words  requires  little  study  by  the  average  pupil. 
There  is  an  occasional  child  who  has  little  sense  of  phonetics.  Teachers 
should  examine  their  classes,  find  all  pupils  who  have  trouble  in  spelling 
any  of  these  words,  and  help  them  in  overcoming  the  difficulties. 

Occasionally,  teachers  should  require  classes  to  turn  to  this  list, 
instructing  each  child  to  study  all  words  that  seem  doubtful  to  him. 

Teachers  should  frequently  turn  to  this  list  and  pronounce  at  ran- 
dom words  for  pupils  to  spell. 

These  words  should  be  reviewed  at  least  twice  every  year  by  all 
pupils  studying  Part  I — that  is,  by  both  classes  in  second,  third,  and 
fourth  grades — and  the  longer  words  should  be  reviewed  yearly  by 
pupils  studying  Part  II. 


cab 

wag 

rap 

bed 

pen 

lid 

tab 

'  brag 

sap 

fed 

ten 

rid 

drab 

drag 

tap 

led 

then 

skid 

crab 

flag 

flap 

red 

when 

big 
dig 

fig 

slab 
bad 

snag 
stag 

chap 

snap 

wed 
bred 

step 

had 

ham 

trap 

bled 

bet 

pig 

lad 

jam 

strap 

fled 

let 

rig 

mad 

clam 

bat 

sled 

met 

wig 

pad 

sham 

fat 

shed 

net 
pet 
set 
wet 

him 

sad 

fan 

hat 

beg 

dim 

fad 

man 

mat 

keg 

rim 

glad 

can 

rat 

leg 

brim 

bag 
fag 
lag 

tan 

sat 

peg 

bib 

slim 

ran 

pan 

cat 
flat 

hem 
gem 

rib 
fib 

skim 
prim 

slat 

stem 

crib 

trim 

nag 
rag 

cap 
lap 

chat 

tVint 

den 

bid 

whim 

sag 

map 

tlldt 

hen 

did 

bin 

tag 

nap 

web 

men 

hid 

fin 

xxiv 


PHONETIC  WORDS 


XXV 


kin 

fob 

not 

hum 

crack 

truck 

pin 

job 

dot 

dnmi 

track 

struck 

sin 
tin 
win 

sob 

snob 

cod 

got 
lot 
blot 

scimi 
plum 
glum 

deck 

neck 

peck 

speck 

fleck 

much 
such 

grin 
skin 

hod 
nod 

clot 
shot 

chum 
bun 

cliff 
skiff 

spin 
chin 

dip 

hip 

lip 
rip 

pod 
rod 
sod 

clod 
shod 
plod 

spot 
plot 
trot 

dub 
hub 
rub 

fun 
pun 
run 
sun 
gun 
spun 

kick 

Hck 

tick 

pick 

sick 

brick 

stiff 
whiff 

muff 

puff 

bluff 

gruff 

snuff 

sip 

trod 

tub 

pup 

slick 

tip 

bog 

cub 

cup 

click 

grip 

cog 

club 

sup 

stick 

ball 

slip 
drip 
ship 
whip 

hog 
log 
fog 
jog 

grub 
stub 
scrub 
shrub 

but 
cut 
nut 
hut 

dock 
lock 
sock 
rock 

call 
fall 
hall 
tall 

strip 

frog      .. 

mud 

rut 

block 

wall 

bit 

hop 

bud 

shut 

clock 

stall 

fit 

X 

mop 

cud 

back 

shock 

small 

hit 

top 

bug 

hack 

stock 

bell 

lit 

flop 

dug 

lack 

crock 

cell 

pit 

prop 

hug 

pack 

flock 

dell 

sit 

drop 

rug 

rack 

duck 

fell 

flit 

shop 

tug 

sack 

luck 

sell 

sHt 

1  •  i 

stop 

plug 

tack 

suck 

tell 

spht 

crop 

snug 

black 

tuck 

well 

cob 

chop 

shrug 

slack 

cluck 

shell 

mob 

cot 

sirni 

shack 

stuck 

smell 

rob 

hot 

gum 

stack 

pluck 

spell 

XXVI 


THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


bill 

fill 

hill 

kill 

pill 

rill 

will 

sill 

frill 

chill 

drill 

skill 

spill 

still 

cull 
dull 
gull 
hull 
lull 

held 
weld 

self 
shelf 

help 

belt 
felt 
melt 
spelt 

hilt 
kilt 
tilt 
wilt 


gilt 

camp 

damp 

lamp 

vamp 

clamp 

scamp 

stamp 

cramp 

tramp 

hemp 

limp 
crimp 
skimp 
primp 

pomp 
romp 

dump 

hump 

lump 

pump 

stump 

thump 

plump 

trump 

band 

hand 

land 

sand 

grand 

brand 

stand 


gland 
strand 

bend 

lend 

mend 

rend 

send 

blend 

spend 

pond 
bond 
fond 

fund 

branch 
stanch 

bench 
drench 

inch 
finch 
flinch 
pinch 

bunch 

lunch 

punch 

hunch 

crunch 

bang 

fang 

hang 

pang 

rang 


sang 

clang 

sprang 

ring 

sing 

wing 

bring 

fling 

sling 

cling 

sting 

swing 

string 

spring 

thing 

long 
song 
strong 

himg 

lung 

rung 

sung 

stung 

swung 

bank 

lank 

sank 

tank 

blank 

crank 

clank 

shank 

flank 


plank 
frank 

mink 

pink 

rink 

sink 

wink 

bHnk 

slink 

brink 

chink 

drink 

clink 

think 

shrink 

honk 

bunk 

chunk 

sunk 

drunk 

spunk 

trunk 

shrunk 

pant 
grant 
slant 
chant 

bent 

cent 

dent 

lent 

rent 

sent 


tent 

weat 

spent 

dint 

hint 

lint 

mint 

tint 

print 

stint 

flint 

glint 

splint 

hunt 

blunt 

gnmt 

slept 
crept 

prompt 

cash 

dash 

hash 

lash 

rash 

sash 

flash 

slash 

clash 

crash 

trash 

splash 

thra^ 


PHONETIC  WORDS 


XXVll 


mesh 

flesh 

fresh 

dish 

fish 

wish 

hush 

mush 

rush 

blush 

plush 

crush 

flush 

thrush 

desk 

risk 
brisk 
frisk 
whisk 


dress 

Hst 

press 

fist 

stress 

mist 

hiss 
kiss 

miss 

grist 

whist 

twist 

boss 

loss 

cost 
lost 

moss 

dust 

toss 

just 

cross 

rust 

floss 

crust 

gloss 

raft 

fuss 

craft 

muss 

draft 

cast 
fast 
last 
mast 


dusk 

past 

husk 

vast 

musk 

blast 

bass 

best 

lass 

pest 

mass 

nest 

pass 

rest 

brass 

test 

class 

vest 

glass 

west 

grass 

blest 

less 

chest 

mess 

crest 

graft 
shaft 

left 
cleft 

lift 
rift 

gift 
sift 
shift 
drift 

soft 
loft 

tuft 

batch 
catch 
hatch 


latch 

match 

patch 

snatch 

scratch 

fetch 

sketch 

stretch 

ditch 
hitch 
pitch 
witch 
stitch 

botch 
notch 
crotch 

clutch 
crutch 

milk 
silk 

bulk 
hulk 
sulk 
skulk 

book 

cook 

hook 

look 

nook 

brook 

crook 

shook 


foot 
soot 

wool 

good 
hood 
wood 
stood 

food 
brood 

cool 

fool 

tool 

pool 

spool 

stool 

loon 

moon 

noon 

soon 

croon 

spoon 

roof 
hoof 
proof 

coop 

hoop 

loop 

droop 

stoop 

tooth 

roost 


boost 

boom 

loom 

room 

bloom 

broom 

gloom 

face 
lace 
pace 
race 

fade 

wade 

made 

blade 

glade 

grade 

shade 

spade 

trade 

page 

sage 

rage 

wage 

stage 

cake 

lake 

make 

rake 

sake 

wake 

flake 


XXVlll 


THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


shake 

gate 

stay 

strain 

fleet 

leak 

snake 

hate 

stray 

bee 

sheet 

peak 

brake 

late 

sway 

see 

sweet 

weak 

drake 

mate 

laid 
rnaiH 

flee 

sleet 

freak 

slake 

rate 

free 

greet 

speak 

stake 

bale 
pale 

crate 
slate 
plate 

paid 

braid 

,  afraid 

glee 
tree 

feed 

street 

meek 
peek 

streak 
tweak 

deal 

male 

cave 

fail 

heed 

cheek 

meal 

sale 

gave 

hail 

need 

creek 

peal 

stale 

pave 

mail 

seed 

sleek 

seal 

rave 

nail 

weed 

feel 

steal 

came 
fame 
tame 
game 
lame 
name 

save 

pail 

bleed 

heel 

beam 

crave 
shave 
brave 
slave 

jail 
rail 
sail 
tail 

seem 
teem 

seen 

keel 
peel 
steel 
wheel 

ream 
seam 
team 
cream 

same 

haze 

frail 

green 

breeze 

dream 

shame 

graze 

snail 

screen 

sneeze 

gleam 

flame 

day 

trail 

deep 

freeze 

steam 

frame 

bay 

lain 

peep 

wheeze 

scream 

lane 

hay 

gain 

keep 

sea 

bean 

lay 

main 

creep 

tea 

lean 

mane 

may 

pain 

sheep 

each 
beach 
peach 
reach 

mean 

pane 

cape 
tape 

pay 
say 
way 

rain 

brain 

chain 

sleep 
steep 

deer 

clean 

heap 
leap 

shape 

clay 

drain 

steer 

teach 

reap 

grape 

dray 

grain 

queer 

bleach 

scrape 

gray 
pray 

plain 
stain 

beet 

preach 

ear 
dear 

date 

play 

slain 

feet 

leaf 

fear 

fate 

spray 

train 

meet 

sheaf 

hear 

PHONETIC   WORDS 


XXIX 


near 

mile 

pipe 

slope 

those 

boat 

shear 

pile 

ripe 

grope 

close 

coat 

spear 

smile 

wipe 

bone 

cure 

goat 

stile 

stripe 

bloat 

eat 

while 

x^ 

lone 

pure 

float 

beat 

bite 

tone 

cute 

heat 

dime 

kite 

shone 

mute 

bow 

neat 

lime 

white 

stone 

cow 

seat 

time 

cube 

how 

cheat 

crime 

dive 

cote 

dote 

1 

tube 

now 

treat 

hive 

vow 

fine 

drive 

note 

tune 

brow 

ice 

line 

strive 

rote 

goad 

plow 

dice 

mine 

size 

vote 

load 

mice 

vine 

prize 

bore 

road 

down 

nice 

wine 

• 

core 

toad 

gown 

rice 

brine 

joke 

town 

vice 

shine 

poke 

more 
sore 

pore 
tore 

loaf 

brown 

slice 
price 

spine 
twine 

woke 
broke 

coal 
goal 

clown 
crown 

choke 

drown 

ride 

hire 

smoke 

wore 

oak 

frown 

hide 

r» 

VJX  J.XV./X^V^ 

shore 

cloak 

tide 

fire 

spoke 

snore 

croak 

fowl 

side 
wide 
bride 
glide 

mire 
tire 
wire 
spire 

robe 
probe 

hole 

mole 

pole 

store 

cove 
rove 
wove 

foam 
loam 
roam 

howl 
growl 

pout 
scout 

pride 

rise 

drove 

moan 

shout 

slide 

wise 

stove 

loan 

stout 

life 

like 
dike 

dome 

grove 

groan 

trout 

fife 

home 

hose 

soap 

sprout 

wife 

pike 

hope 

nose 

oar 

bound 

strife 

spike 

mope 

rose 

roar 

found 

file 

strike 

rope 

chose 

soar 

hound 

XXX 


THE  AUTOMATIC  SPELLER 


mound 

jar 

scarf 

horn 

lye 

glow 

pound 

far 

harsh 

mom 

dye  , 

grow 

round 

mar 

marsh 

thorn 

rye 

show 

sound 

par 

i 

sort 

mild 

slow 

ground 

tar 

harp 

short 

wild 

snow 

loud 
proud 

spar 
scar 

sharp 
her 

north 

child 

stow 
throw 

hour 
sotu: 

star 

card 
hard 

fern 
stern 

torch 
scorch 

cur 
fiif 

bind 

find 

kind 

caw 
jaw 
law 

scour 

lard 

serve 

mind 

paw 

boy 
coy 

joy 

bark 
dark 

jerk 
term 

Spur 
curl 

rind 

wind 

blind 

raw 

saw 
flaw 

toy 

hark 

lark 

mark 

fir 

hurl' 

grind 

thaw 

oil 

stir 

burn 

bold 

draw 

boil 

park 

bird 

turn 

cold 

dawn 

coil 

IT 

shark 

third 

churn 

fold 

fawn 

foil 

spark 

girl 

hurt 

gold 

lawn 

soil 

farm 

twirl 

curt 

hold 

yawn 

toil 

mold 

drawn 

spoil 
broil 

hann 
bam 

firm 
first 

burst 
burnt 

sold 
told 

bare 

yam 

for 

scold 

care 

coin 

L\JL 

by 

dare 

join 

cart 

nor 

my 

bow 

fare 

loin 

dart 

cork 

fly 

low 

pare 

joint 

part 
tart 

fork 

cry 

mow 

rare 

point 

chart 

stork  • 

try 
sty 

row 
sow 

ware 
flare 

hoist 

smart 

form 

fry 

tow 

scare 

moist 

start 

storm 

pry 

blow 

share 

car 

march 

born 

shy 

crow 

snare 

bar 

starch 

corn 

dry 

flow 

stare 

PHONIC   CHART 
Part  I 

(The  diacritical  markings  are  those  found  in  the  latest  edition  of  Webster's  New 
International  Dictionary.) 

Third  Grade.  All  columns  under  "B,"  but  only  first  two  columns 
under  "A"  and  "C"  for  5  Class.  All  columns  under  "B,"  and  first 
four  columns  under  "A"  and  "C"  for  A   Class. 

Fourth  Grade.     All  columns  under  "A,"  "B,"  and  "C." 

A 


^m 

ale 

arm 

foot 

d§g 

end 

eve 

care 

food 

ask 

ill 

Tee 

maker 

out 

soft 

odd 

old 

orb 

oil 

last 

up 

use 

urn 
B 

star 

18ng 

b 

g 

k 

n 

s 

w 

ch 

zh 

th 

d 

h 

1 

P 

t 

y 

th 

ng 

r]k 

f 

J 

m 

r 

V 

z 
C 

sh 

zh 

n 

w 

a 

a 

a 

do 

o 

w 

e 

e 

k 

00 

a 

u 

1 

i 

e 

ou 

o 

6 

o 

6 

oi 

a 

VJ 

u 

u 

A 

u 

a 

8 

Give  pupils  frequent  drill  from  this  page,  having  them  do  as  follows: 

1.  Pronounce  the  key  words  under  "A,"  noting  vowel  sounds  and  markings. 

2.  Give  sounds  of  consonants  under  "B,"  noting  that  only  two  of  them  are  marked, 
namely,  "tfe"  as  in  "tfeen"  and  "g"  as  in  "iqk." 

3.  Give  sounds  of  vowels  as  placed  under  "C." 

4.  Give  the  short  sounds  of  the  following  vowels:  a,  e,  i,  0,  u,  00;  also  the  long 
sounds;  locate  them  on  this  chart. 

5.  Give  the  name  of  the  mark  used  for  each  vowel  under  "C";  example, 
"breve"  C*'),  "macron"  (""),  "two  dots"  (•'),  "one  dot"  ( " ),  "tilde"  (~), 
"circumflex"  {^),    "circumflex-breve"  ('^). 

In  giving  drill  upon  consonants  and  vowels,  employ  quick,  spirited  tests  as  follows: 

1.  Begin  at  the  upper  left-hand  corner  and  recite  across  the  page. 

2.  Begin  at  the  lower  right-hand  corner  and  recite  up  the  column. 

3.  Begin  at  other  comers  and  recite  across  or  up  or  down  the  page. 

4.  Begin  at  one  corner  and  recite  around  the  page. 

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Part  H 

(The  diacritical  markings  are  those  found  in  the  latest  edition  of  Webster's  New 
International  Dictionary.) 


Fifth 

TO  Eighth 

Grades,  Inclusive 

A 

am 

ale 

arm 

foot 

account 

senate 

ask 

end 

eve 

care 

food 

recent 

^vent 

sSft 

ill 

ice 

makei 

•     out 

connect 

obey 

sofa 

odd 

old 

orb 

oil 

circws 

tlnite 

nature 

up 

use 

urn 

stai 

attempt 

preface 

verdure 

B 

b 

g 

k 

n 

s 

w 

ch 

zh 

th 

d 

h 

1 

P 

t 

y 

th 

ng 

r]k 

f 

i 

m 

r 

V 

z 
C 

sh 

zh 

n 

w 

a 

a 

a 

do 

o 

a 

a 

t^ 

a 

w 

e 

e 

a 

00 

a 

e 

e 

# 

a 

1 

1 

e 

ou 

o 

I 

k 

ty 

a 

o 

o 

6 

oi 

a 

0 

6 

# 

a 

u 

u 

A 

u 

a 

O 

u 

tl 

M 

a 

Give  pupils  frequent  drill  from  this  page,  having  them  do  as  follows: 

1.  Pronounce  the  key  words  under  "A,"  noting  vowel  sounds  and  markings. 

2.  Give  sounds  of  consonants  under  "B,"  noting  that  only  three  of  them  are  marked 
viz.,  "tb"  as  in  "tben,"  "r)k"  as  in  "igk,"  and  "n"  as  in  "canon." 

3.  Give  sounds  of  vowels  as  placed  under  "C." 

4.  Give  the  short  sounds  of  the  following  vowels:  a,  e,  i,  o,  «,  00;  also  the  long 
sounds;  locate  them  on  this  chart. 

5.  Give  the  "modified  short"  and  "modified  long"  vowel  sounds,  as,  "a"  in 
"occount,"  "e"  in  "event,"  and  "u"  in  "nature." 

6.  Give  the  name  of  the  mark  used  for  each  vowel  under  "C";  example,  "breve"  (^), 
"macron"  (■"),  "two  dots"  ( *  * ).  "one  dot"  ( * ),  "tilde"  C*),  "circumflex"  (^  ), 
"circumflex-breve"  (^),   "macron-dot"  (■*•■). 

In  giving  drill  upon  consonants  and  vowels,  employ  quick,  spirited  tests  as  follows: 

1.  Begin  at  the  upper  left-hand  corner  and  recite  across  the  page. 

2.  Begin  at  the  lower  right-hand  corner  and  recite  up  the  column. 

3.  Begin  at  other  corners  and  recite  across  or  up  or  down  the  page. 

4.  Begin  at  one  corner  and  recite  around  the  page. 

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